OFFICE OF THE AmORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTlN
Hanorrble Homer oamlsaar, Jr.,mMctor
~-utam~.~ of Fablio Safety
Aortia, TsUa
Ye are pleaaatl
d~te,wkluhnada u foil
SeotMa6 22 8116 28, APtSale XV, Eolwr BLlX So. a0
of the 47th Le&w.otore, re4d aa fQl.loraI
.onble Homer Qarrlsm, Jr., Page 2
%atiat 22.
suapettd or revoke %A%% ofrl~%!?%
Seatim 10 of this Aot the Mreotor believe8 ,the
li.aett8eeto be incapable of rrielp opmtlnga
motor vehiale, the lkkreotar my not* sad
lioareee of euah f8ot and ummcne hsmtoyppeor
fm h e wing l pmvided hereiaaf’ter, &aeh m-
lag shall be hmI not less then tern (10) d8ye
after notlflcaticna to the licensee ok oper8tor
udder arty of the provIsion of tbia SeatAm, md
llpn &l%rgss In vriting % oapy of Yhtoh ab&ll be
glven to mid operator 07 lioaneee not leer thea
ta (10) dBys befm said bWl’$li& tir the pur-
pose of hemlng ruah ea8e8 jurlsdlatlar ie verted
Irr the nnyor of the city, or j&ge of the police
aourt, or a justlcre of the peace In the county
or m&zllvj.f3lottthereof where the operator or
llosnsbe Pealdee. Bush cowt ary %dmlnitbter
oaths and mfq &mm rubpaame for the rttadmoe
of vitneauos and the produatim of sel&tive boa&e
ZTit*r
Zt sbll be the duty of the aoourt to
2 far hewiag UpQt ten (10) &ye
vz@ittsn notlee to the Departmat. t&o *uoh hear-
ing, Stt the event of en afflzmwtive fS,mUqg br tire
Court, the aff%oev vho reelder at mtah heu?ing
shell PepoPt the 8eae to the Bepwtment rhiah
ehall have authari~ to ewpemd erid lioenee for
(L period not greater then oae (I) yem, provided,
haeves, that in the event of ruoh riiirrr;tlve
flnd.lag the lioenaee my r* to the oourtty 0-t
of the oounty rbereia the heu4ng ru held, aa%d
appeal to be ta?ied di#nave. llotlae by N rtered
riltoaddFeroahoul¶4xlthellaeneeof1 $ wee
eba&l oatrtitute rerviae for the purpose of thir
seotlaa.
“(b) Tke authaFity to stupend the Lfaenne of
my operator, samwrolrrl opemtor, or atmffew uI
ruthociaed In tbie Seotlan 18 @ented tke vt-
mat ttpaa determWq after proper heerin( 8a here-
iabefere ret out that the lioetxrreet
~w8blOlIopbr Oarrlrm,Jr., Pmge 3
“I. Eus oamttted aas offense for vhioh
ruiomatlo 8118pen8lca of llaa8e 18 nmde upon
aaaviotion;
Baa bea
“2. rerpamlble u a driver ?or
pag &malting in the death or per8ae.l
usaldent
injury 0r another er leriow property m;
“3. Is aa habitwlly rwkle88 or negll.pnt
driver of 4 mtur rshlols~
‘4. I8 4a lsrbitualvialataz, of thetr8fflo
-8
l
5. It3 inaap8blo to Mv4 4 motorveh%ole~
“6. RW permittedntt ma.mriw or iMIululaut
w of rushliaare;
“7. Hu aclrStt4d ut niiaa8e in another
bt~ti, vhiah ii ooldtted h this 8tate would M
polml8 for rwpetuiQt Q remuatica;
“8.
E88Nledar~odto8ubmltrrepmt
of my aaoidmt b rhloh ho VW ipvalved m pro-
vlded ia Seatian 39 of thle Aat.
‘Seatiat 28. swpadlag rorMetlt'r 11ea%wJ
upat aavioticwt tn 8nother Bfrt4.
“The DepMmatt ti 4uthorSred to rwpaad ,a*
revoke the llaenme orpaym8ldedoftu8 Mdte
upon rooeiving notiae of th8 wmv&otiaa of rush
p4reott ia mothor Slate t3i aa offettn4 tbrela
yhlah, ii oaamltted b thZr State, would k pemdrr
r0r w~pen8iar ez rovowtion of the llaamse of an
opcw8tor, aammorcr,lalopw*tttr, or ohmtf~ewn.a
Subae&&m (e) of &at&m aB n@.n8 the bsps&nnnt
to dU4at th4 ayar of a olty, or l ju d g 4 oi the polio* oourt,
or l jwtioe of the peeve, to hold the xwpimd bear rad to
8et l date thereiar, ud the Dsparmt to notify the -fl OW80
in writing of the char@ e@nrt hfm, of the Plato and pl8ae of
the hearing, 8nd II~QIWW him to app4ar therefor. Et Le re utmd
tbt a aepy or the dtargos ixttmltirrg atd notlflaatiatt to \ t e
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gonorable Hoaer Garrison, Jr., Page h
lioetteee of the hearlng, and the aumuona to hlm, ahell be given
I the lioeneee not lere then ten days before the hearing. !Rhere
IS nat?d.x& in the Act to prohibit the doing of eeah of these
rot&, in relation to the llaenaee, 8Liultaneoualy. Obviouely,
hovever, the dete of the hawing mat be set and knovn by ti
-pertrent before it aan notify the licensee thereof.
In the fom letter to the oourt deaQnated to hold
the hearing, it is reoited that a popy of the ohargee againat
the lloensee have alroedy been riled to him, and the court
ia requeated to edvlae the department of the date of the hear-
4s. If this proaedure 1s adopted, we point out that the ll-
aenaee vi11 subrequently have to be notified of the date of the
hewing, and thlm not leer than ten days before.
In the foxa notlfloatlon to the llaensee enaloaed rlth
hour latter, the date of the hearing Ia provided for. If e
8imultmeauII nOtifiOetion to the lleenaee is -de, aa indlaeted
by thin tom, it will, of dourae, hers to be after the oourt has
been derlgnrted end the herring date set,
Subwction (b) 7 of s*otion22 endSeotlon28euthor-
ize the ruspe~ion of a lloenee vhen the lloeneee 'Ear aomltted
en offextse in enother State, rhioh if oommitted 5.n this St&e
wauld bo grounds fo r luapenrion or revodatlon.” In the notiae
to the lleen8ee the oharger agaiu8t hti rurt be desaribed. We
muef be done vith oertelnty usd pertloularity in order that the
liaeneee ny be fully apprised of the conviction in mother state
whiah form thebaris Of the chWg$e e&nethia, and inorder that
it ray OleSrly appear that the OffUMe aomitted la the Other
Bt&te would be grOundll for IlUBp8lXSifB3 in thie state. Tha OffWBe
le reflected in the judgment of conviotion should therefore be
enbodied unrefully in the ahargeo In nltlng aode &gdXtBt the li-
aeneee. 20 ilh8tldB t in the tolll~swbmltted q?pear6 the
"a aherge of operating a motor vehlols~vhL1o under the
LX%* of intoxlaatlng liquor," This la not an offense under
the lewa of Texas. The operatian of the motor vehlale must be
while upon a public road or highway, or upon a rtreet or alley
wlthh the limits of an lncorpozwted alty, town or village.
If the lioeruee, after having been given notioe of the
hearing and of the &ergo, either velves further natioe thereof
or vaives tha hearing, doubtlesm he could not thereafter 8UQOeaB-
fully attack the proceedings in theee partfctiars. The form
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mmmble Homer Qarrlron, Jr., hge 5
miver vhloh you have 8ubrLtted 18 adequate for this purpore.
: No particular forms ere required In these proceedinga
,
.’ i a, vlth the suggertions we hbve made, the onea eubnltted by
YOU, together vith the praaedure indianted, appear to be pro-
.’ psr.
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion