61-8-811. Suspension of commercial driver's license -- duration -- second or subsequent offense. Upon receiving notice pursuant to 61-8-809 or 61-8-810, the department shall suspend a person's commercial driver's license, as follows:
     (1) upon notice of a first conviction, for 1 year, with no provision for a probationary license, except that if the offense occurred while operating a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous material, the suspension must be for 3 years;
     (2) upon notice of a second conviction, as determined from the records of the department, for life, with no provision for a restricted license unless allowed by federal rules governing commercial drivers; and
     (3) upon notice of a third conviction, an operator's commercial driver's license must be suspended for life and the operator is ineligible for reinstatement.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 563, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 195, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 207, L. 2001.