§286-261
Effective date and period of administrative revocation; criteria. (a) Unless an administrative revocation is reversed or the temporary permit is extended by the director, administrative revocation shall become effective on the day specified in the notice. Except as provided in section 286-264, no license shall be restored under any circumstances and no conditional permit shall be issued during the administrative revocation period.(b) The periods of administrative revocation that may be imposed under this part are as follows:
(1) Three months, if the arrestee's driving record shows no prior alcohol enforcement contacts during the five years preceding the date of arrest;
(2) One year if the arrestee's driving record shows one prior alcohol enforcement contact during the five years preceding the date of arrest;
(3) Two years if the arrestee's driving record shows two prior alcohol enforcement contacts during the seven years preceding the date of arrest;
(4) For life if the arrestee's driving record shows three or more prior alcohol enforcement contacts during the ten years preceding the date of arrest; or
(5) For arrestees under the age of eighteen years, the period remaining until the arrestee's eighteenth birthday, or for the appropriate revocation period provided in paragraphs (1) to (4) or in subsection (c), whichever is longer.
(c) The license of an arrestee who refuses to be tested after being informed of the sanctions of this part shall be revoked under subsection (b)(1), (2), and (3) for a period of one year, two years, and four years, respectively.
(d) Whenever a license is administratively revoked under this part, the offender shall be referred to a certified substance abuse counselor for an assessment of the offender's alcohol abuse or dependence and the need for treatment. The counselor shall submit a report with recommendations to the director. If the counselor's assessment establishes that the extent of the offender's alcohol abuse or dependence warrants treatment, the director may so order. All costs for assessment and treatment shall be paid by the offender.
(e) Alcohol enforcement contacts that occurred prior to August 1, 1991, shall be counted in determining the administrative revocation period. [L 1990, c 188, pt of §3; am L Sp 1991, c 1, §13; am L 1995, c 226, §7]