6163688 Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Extension of a suspension or revocation of a driver license, learner permit, provisional permit, or driving privilege  

  • DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

     

    NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

     

    The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 905 (2014 Repl.)); Sections 6 and 7 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03 and 1401.01 (2014 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2016-077, dated May 2, 2016, hereby gives notice of the intent to adopt the following rulemaking to amend Chapter 3 (Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses) of Title 18 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR). 

     

    The proposed rule clarifies the circumstances in which a suspension or revocation of a driver license, learner permit, provisional permit, or driving privilege may be extended.

     

    The Director also gives notice of intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these rules in not less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

     

    Chapter 3, CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES, of Title 18 DCMR, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, is amended as follows:

     

    Section 305, LOSS OF ALL OPERATING PRIVILEGES AND SURRENDER OF LICENSE, is amended as follows:

     

    Subsection 305.5 is amended to read as follows:

     

    305.5               The Director, or the Director’s designee, upon receiving record of the conviction of any person of a violation of § 305.1 or upon admission by the person of such a violation or upon review of public records which reflect a moving violation, may extend the period of suspension or revocation for an additional period up to the same length as the original period of suspension or revocation.

     

     

    All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should file comments, in writing, to David Glasser, General Counsel, D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, 95 M Street, S.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20024, email at dmvpubliccomments@dc.gov,  or online at www.dcregs.dc.gov.  Comments must be received not later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  

     

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