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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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