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§47-6-205.1.


§47-6-205.1.
   
   A. The driving privilege of a person who is convicted of any offense
   as provided in paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of
   this title, or a person who has refused to submit to a test or tests
   as provided in Section 753 of this title, or a person whose alcohol
   concentration is subject to the provisions of Section 754 of this
   title, shall be revoked or denied by the Department of Public Safety
   for the following period, as applicable:
   
   1. The first license revocation pursuant to Section 753 of this title
   shall be for one hundred eighty (180) days, which may be modified;
   
   2. The first license revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection
   A of Section 6-205 of this title or pursuant to Section 754 of this
   title shall be for one hundred eighty (180) days, which may be
   modified;
   
   3. A revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section
   6-205, or to Section 753 or 754 of this title shall be for a period of
   one (1) year if within five (5) years preceding the date of arrest
   relating thereto, a prior revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2
   or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205, or to Section 753 or 754 of
   this title as shown by the Department's records. Such period may be
   modified; or
   
   4. A revocation pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section
   6-205, or to Section 753 or 754 of this title shall be for a period of
   three (3) years if within five (5) years preceding the date of arrest
   relating thereto, two or more prior revocations commenced pursuant to
   paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205, or to Section 753
   or 754 of this title as shown by the Department's records. Such period
   may be modified.
   
   B. The driving privilege of a person who is convicted of any offense
   as provided in paragraph 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this
   title shall be revoked or denied by the Department of Public Safety
   for the following period, as applicable:
   
   1. The first license revocation shall be for one hundred eighty (180)
   days, which may be modified; provided, for license revocations for a
   misdemeanor charge of possessing a controlled dangerous substance, the
   provisions of this paragraph shall apply to any such revocations by
   the Department on or after January 1, 1993;
   
   2. A revocation shall be for a period of one (1) year if within five
   (5) years preceding the date of arrest relating thereto, a prior
   revocation commenced pursuant to paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection A of
   Section 6-205, or under Section 753 or 754 of this title as shown by
   the Department's records. Such period may be modified; or
   
   3. A revocation shall be for a period of three (3) years if within
   five (5) years preceding the date of arrest relating thereto, two or
   more prior revocations commenced pursuant to paragraph 2 or 6 of
   subsection A of Section 6-205, or under Section 753 or 754 of this
   title as shown by the Department's records. Such period may be
   modified.
   
   The revocation of the driving privilege of any person under this
   subsection shall not run concurrently with any other withdrawal of
   driving privilege resulting from a different incident and which
   requires the driving privilege to be withdrawn for a prescribed amount
   of time. A denial based on a conviction of any offense as provided in
   paragraph 6 of subsection A of Section 6-205 of this title shall
   become effective on the first day the convicted person is otherwise
   eligible to apply for and be granted driving privilege if the person
   was not eligible to do so at the time of the conviction. For the
   purposes of this subsection, the term "conviction" shall include any
   notification from a court pursuant to Section 6-107.1 of this title.
   
   C. The term "revocation" as used in this section includes a denial of
   driving privileges by the Department.
   
   D. Each period of revocation not subject to modification shall be
   mandatory and neither the Department nor any court shall grant driving
   privileges based upon hardship or otherwise for the duration of that
   period. The revocation periods provided for in this section may be
   modified as provided for in Section 754.1 or 755 of this title.
   
   E. Any appeal of a revocation or denial of driving privileges shall be
   governed by Section 6-211 of this title.
   

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