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§47-6-119.


§47-6-119.
   
   A. When the Department of Public Safety has good cause to believe that
   a licensee or applicant for license to drive a motor vehicle may be
   afflicted with any physical or mental ailment or condition including
   diabetes which may cause loss of control or partial control or may
   otherwise be incapable of properly controlling a motor vehicle, or
   when a licensee's or applicant's accident or violation record
   indicates the licensee or applicant may be a hazard to public safety,
   the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to require the
   licensee or applicant to submit to a physical and/or psychological
   examination as prescribed by the Commissioner based upon
   recommendations of the State Driver's License Medical Advisory
   Committee or its selected representative, and/or complete a driver
   improvement school, and/or be examined again as provided by Section
   6-110 of this title. All physical and/or mental examinations shall be
   conducted in the county of the residence of the applicant or licensee
   or in the nearest county to the applicant or licensee where the
   examination can be completed. Any driver improvement school or
   examination as provided by Section 6-110 of this title shall be
   completed in the same location as other applicants or licensees living
   in the same county as the applicant or licensee who is required to
   complete the school or examination. Unless the Department receives a
   verified written report as provided for in subsection B of this
   section specifying the need for an examination of the applicant or
   licensee, persons afflicted by diabetes shall not be required to
   submit to any additional requirements beyond those requirements for a
   person not affected by diabetes before receiving a license or a
   renewal of a license to operate a motor vehicle.
   
   B. Every license issued to a person specified in subsection A of this
   section shall be renewable upon payment of the required fee; provided,
   the Department of Public Safety has not received a report from a law
   enforcement officer stating that the person is a hazard to the public
   safety and should be evaluated pursuant to the provisions of
   subsection A of this section or a verified medical report from a
   licensed physician stating that the person is incapable of properly
   controlling a motor vehicle. If any report indicates that the physical
   or mental ailment or condition has failed to remain stable or that the
   condition is progressive to a degree that the person is deemed to be a
   hazard to the public safety or is incapable of properly controlling a
   motor vehicle, the Department of Public Safety shall evaluate the
   person to determine if additional verified medical reports shall be
   required before issuing or renewing any drivers license or during the
   period a license is valid.
   
   C. The Department may require any person specified in subsection A of
   this section to be retested any time prior to such person's
   application for renewal of a license if the Department receives a
   written report from any law enforcement officer, a verified report
   from a licensed physician, or a verified report from such other person
   authorized by the Department indicating the person's physical or
   mental ailment or condition has contributed to an accident or has
   deteriorated since issuance of the license to such a degree the person
   could lose control or partial control or may otherwise cause such
   person to be incapable of properly controlling a motor vehicle.
   

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