Revocation of Driving Privilege Upon Violation of Probation Imposed by Code Section 42-8-111

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  6. Revocation of Driving Privilege Upon Violation of Probation Imposed by Code Section 42-8-111

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    1. In the event the sentencing court revokes a person's probation after finding that such person has violated the terms of the certificate of eligibility for an ignition interlock device limited driving permit or probationary license issued pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 42-8-111, the Department of Driver Services shall revoke that person's driving privilege for one year from the date the court revokes that person's probation. The court shall report such probation revocation to the Department of Driver Services by court order.
    2. This subsection shall not apply to any person whose limited driving permit has been revoked under subsection (d) of Code Section 42-8-112.
  2. In the event the sentencing court revokes a person's probation after finding that such person has twice violated the terms of the certificate of eligibility for an ignition interlock device limited driving permit or probationary license issued pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 42-8-111 during the same period of probation, the Department of Driver Services shall revoke that person's driving privilege for five years from the date the court revokes that person's probation for a second time. The court shall report such probation revocation to the Department of Driver Services by court order.

(Code 1981, §42-8-117, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 568, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1457, § 6; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 42; Ga. L. 2004, p. 604, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 24-8/HB 501; Ga. L. 2012, p. 72, § 9/SB 236.)

The 2012 amendment, effective January 1, 2013, in the first sentence of paragraph (a)(1) and the first sentence of subsection (b), substituted "revokes a person's probation after finding that such person" for "finds that a person" and substituted "the certificate of eligibility for an ignition interlock device limited driving permit or probationary license issued" for "probation imposed".


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