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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 18. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 18-1. ISSUANCE OF DRIVER LICENSES |
Section 18-111. RE-EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
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111.1The Director, having good cause to believe that any person is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may, after at least five (5) days’ notice, require that person to submit to an examination. Upon the conclusion of the examination, the Director shall take action as may be appropriate and may suspend or revoke the license or may issue a license subject to restriction(s) authorized in § 109.
111.2Refusal or neglect to submit to the examination shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.
111.3The renewal of a license issued to a driver who has been involved in a traffic fatality shall be subject to the following:
(a)If, in the opinion of the hearing examiner at any hearing arising out of a revocation or suspension order, the evidence shows that the licensee contributed to a traffic fatality, the licensee shall not be permitted to retain or to regain operating privileges until the licensee undergoes a complete medical examination, both physical and mental, and receives a favorable report; and
(b)The examination shall be conducted by the Department of Human Services without cost to the licensee.
111.4The renewal of a license issued to a driver who has reached the suspension stage under the Point System and whose traffic record indicates involvement in two (2) or more accidents during the preceding three (3) years, or whose license(s) has (have) been revoked for cause, shall require a complete driver's examination which shall include all the elements of an examination given to an applicant for the initial license.
111.5The renewal of a license issued to a driver who has reached the age of seventy years or more shall require re-examination as follows:
(a)At age seventy (70), or the nearest renewal date thereafter, the applicant shall successfully complete the eye test, and may be required to successfully complete the reaction test, and shall furnish a statement from a practicing physician certifying that, after examination, the physician has found the applicant to be physically and mentally competent to operate a motor vehicle; and
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection, the applicant shall not be required to complete the written test and road test to renew a license for the sole reason that an applicant is seventy (70) years of age or older.
111.6The examination provided for in § 111.1 may include, but is not limited to, a medical, road, or written examination.