Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVERSELLERS ATToRNw G~ERAL Honorable K. 3. Gates ,, County Attorney XislksrCounty Hwtsrllla, Toxar Opinion X0. Q-7281 St.: Y&other a person who oonrlotatlof the WI hare r80eivea your quoted es follow8; . , .“I: M WSitiA on Artiole 6607 wherein it read loted,in the County Court the 0Zienae of driving m e lnflusaae of lntoxlcatlng his oonvlotion, uhloh was a pIea ate !?lghwayPatrolman took his drivar’s mite and told this ymnq man tket his lloense would be 8uitpsne0e for six wnths. The hag- sent or the Court also susprnd~sd hle lloem~ for 81x montha, and at tbLs time, the State 8l&wsp Patrolman stated that he PBS renelng t’;cr drlver*e license to the of ?ubllo Safety at Austin, Texas. The six Cspart.z;ant months has now explrea and the man who was ooavloted and his lloeme suspended und,erthe Judement of the County Court of QialkerCounty, Texan, now wants them 333 Hon. Y, Is.Oator.- Page a returned to bin and it *@ems thab the looal aathoritiea Oi ths htbLlo Sdrt]r ~O&WtRll'AtWhC'iSSUe driVOX"S lhbA- sss say tl;at they aadnat return the *am to this young sari.bat that ho ~111 be ooznpelledto stand the toot and teke anotheF rxaadoatbmr lnoariA& iA SdAb %!I,fOFiMJOiA6Statute me the StStb- MA* ot faotr above rntmmtea, I ttda lue te &AQW rroa your 40 ertmant wbetber QF not a orem who Is eiuivlotrd ot Qrit!iq 81). rutombilo while 01151 er the lailuenae oi ln- toxiaatlag 11 90x-sand haa had hit license lusp r ndrford six. moAbh8, i P at the ml4 0r thlr orontha pbrlou, lf ha lr entitle4 to hwe thea Fetumd to hla, ~pswided tbo 1164nsr we5 ia full ion0 and 0rrc0t aa4 mw not out or datr. Daeb the ?ubUo 9af8ty De rtmnt bsve to .iWl these liomse to him ago0 tha rxplnt r00 86 that,ha 080 operate another lutojoobllrsinor his llreoso 18 tn Nell foroe r@w ml bas romething 11&b six nonthr to run betoor the elepm, or bedaUa0 of tha iaot ei his oonriation, ie bsIS lloraoo oen- o*ll.d for gnod?". ItUomatlon Ii66beon aubaltted to u&iby t&e Department o? Fubllo 3aretr ol this State te the iiteot that thelrpreren% atlmlnia- tratlife~ptaotloe 1~ t6 nc@ire a driver’s rxazaiaa0lori before retatn- ‘ia&the liOWO.tO th0 iiOeA~t~0at the WCpimtiOEt Of ths SW&MAS``A period in 6 oasibof tnla tleture..The exuoinetforiis oonduoted by the Cepartmmt'(rt a’time near 6hr a16 oi tine suspeoslon period so that if the llamasor su4easrtul2 passso mm& bls lloemse ma be rettmed to him lnmediatoly apop. ergI ration Ot the warpearloa pe z404. YOU have r~rrrotly quOt#d 84OtiOA 83 oi ArtLo 6587b, V.A&?I., exosps that tIw wora "l!estomd" should maa ~ntumeu." ff this ieotlon lm r&ad segcarlrtsly, it would sppesr llteoallf mmdetorp In r~upuirtag the Csg~rtwnt of Publle 3srsty to rtttum t!w ltoense tQ the lloensrs st tho,end Of tha pOriOd Of 8WpSASiOa with 110 pm- vlelsn8 ltt*ohod. r!bweve~,we ahell Boaatwtm the aeat~on In its ro- latlonahlp ta the entirs Brtror*e LirwkzsrAot *nd with raspsot to the jlUrpObb$0 be s4@omaplfshebby tlawing other prov1siOns aa6talneU iA the Aat whlob we rst out below. -4. To ray person, 41 an operator, a eommer- ala1 egerntor, OP I)ehaufrour, who863116ensr has bea iwpimded, during rush susponaloa or N- vooat1on; “1 . Toky poraoa,~ ma 8~ op*mktorr wiaaerol~l ope?aterr or chauffeur, who 18 hpalre(l by this Aeb to t4 k e a a lx a a la a tlo ua aless h penoa ,mo r h e ll hate ruooorstull~ passed ruab rxnalnatloa~ ~.-9. Ta nny moon whnn She 0oymWmnt bns pml oause to b*llsre t h4t tire operatioa of l amtor ve- hlole 6n the hlgkwa~ W ruoh per8da would be isiaierl : to @obLto uroty or weirw0.* Seotloa LO of tho Artiolr l ppkLoiitr ia the folkowing.wrdsl *se. 10; zMi!5iaation of applioaats. It rhaL1 1neluU~ I) teat of the applloa&t*r vision, MS *bllltJ to wdaretbnd hl@mcry olgaa in t&e B lleh bang- wge regulatiosr warnlng, ml dZnoClng trait“10 h&a knowlettgr, or bho rafffio lrss 3P tAla mrto, ani.8hall inolude an aotual demwtxati~n of ablllty to exersiue ordiwry and refm~anblo oontml In the 6porrtloa oi e motor +ehioLe and ruoh furthar physioal and mntal OXAJ&- nation am the Department Zladr noossaary to Betwxlne the armlia*at~r iitmss to ormate a motor vahtLfal0 aarelr 33s son. M. ‘2. osteo -‘Page CL oi dritlrygWiile lntioxiorto0 aridam e reaalt thereof ham had him lieaim aaspeadsd for a prriod of mix arocthll, it w0uia aeeui only reasonable aad properly osutloue ~QF the 2epartmnnt of Pub~lioSnfoty to &eok into thu etatue of that person by sxminatlon betore rs- turaiapl hia llorms sn(lauthurlty to opurate a aiotorodAol* upon our publio hl8hwayo. ** brllsre raob a roQnlmmea~ to br fA kospinat dth tho gaaOr81 dbriga of the Art tQ ourb highway lnjUtrie8 ead fotsl- ltlea 8b provide a~prr lniorweuprt maeurea therotor. we think that no rub8taatfa.l iadPvi&al ri&bta lm Jeopardltrd thoroby. It is tWWon GUT opinion that tho gonoa named ia yoixr -at@tomat of faotu ir lub lot to a drirarca s?.mlaattoa before rotma or hls’lloe`` at th elrpi ratloa et 8Lt maatbr II tho PO rrtment et Publlo Befrty iA its i8Whrl b~#oPetio& doom hilalnoapabP 0 Of O$Wr- atlag a motor +eNolor Partkur, that if he tr laooerriti in prselng th elr a a k a a tl~ lla a a aawt a , him e be roturaed ta,hfr lmne4iatd~ br the Uepartera8 upon tho exgiz%tioa of She tom of ruspowtoa, ‘by mai)., or otheni8a. IZ the’lloeruoo is ndt aadsosurul iA parming 4he oxam- ination, blr lioonm ny not ba retumod by cho Copwtaent, but ho hba, or oeuree tho right or retlen of Sla eaae aa4 April ta tha oourtu as protfded la soatlons 2% aad 3L of tha Driver 0 Ltamae Law. Very truly pure