                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHEN COMMISSIONER MAY SUSPEND OR REVOKE LICENSE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER
HEARING (§ 46.2-402)

A. The Commissioner may, after due hearing, after giving not less than five
days&#8217; written notice by registered letter to the most recent address of
the driver on file at the Department, suspend or revoke for not more than one
year and not thereafter reissue during the period of suspension or revocation
the Virginia driver&#8217;s license issued to any person whenever it is
satisfactorily proved at the hearing conducted by the Commissioner or other
personnel of the Department designated by him, that the licensee under charges:

   1. Has, by reckless or unlawful operation of a motor vehicle, caused or
   contributed to an accident resulting in death or injury to any other person or
   in serious property damage,

   2. Is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle,

   3. Suffers from mental or physical infirmities or disabilities rendering it
   unsafe for him to drive a motor vehicle on the highways,

   4. Is habitually a reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle, or

   5. Has committed a serious violation of the motor vehicle laws of this
   Commonwealth.

B. The Commissioner, in determining the propriety of suspending or revoking a
license as provided in this section, may take into consideration facts and
conditions antedating the issuance of the current license.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-420; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-430; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.
727; 1996, cc. 943, 994.