46.2-402 - When Commissioner may suspend or revoke license for not more than one year after hearing.
§ 46.2-402. When Commissioner may suspend or revoke license for not more thanone year after hearing.
A. The Commissioner may, after due hearing, after giving not less than fivedays' written notice by registered letter to the most recent address of thedriver on file at the Department, suspend or revoke for not more than oneyear and not thereafter reissue during the period of suspension or revocationthe Virginia driver's license issued to any person whenever it issatisfactorily proved at the hearing conducted by the Commissioner or otherpersonnel of the Department designated by him, that the licensee undercharges:
1. Has, by reckless or unlawful operation of a motor vehicle, caused orcontributed to an accident resulting in death or injury to any other personor in serious property damage,
2. Is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle,
3. Suffers from mental or physical infirmities or disabilities rendering itunsafe 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 thisCommonwealth.
B. The Commissioner, in determining the propriety of suspending or revoking alicense as provided in this section, may take into consideration facts andconditions antedating the issuance of the current license.
(Code 1950, § 46-420; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-430; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727;1996, cc. 943, 994.)