Section 32-12-52.3 - Revocation for drug-related offenses.
32-12-52.3. Revocation for drug-related offenses. Upon a first conviction or a first adjudication of delinquency for any violation, while in a vehicle, of §§ 22-42-5 to 22-42-9, inclusive, 22-42A-3, or 22-42A-4, the court shall revoke the driver license or driving privilege of the driver so convicted for a period of ninety days.
Upon a second or subsequent conviction or a second or subsequent adjudication of delinquency for a violation, while in a vehicle, of §§ 22-42-5 to 22-42-9, inclusive, 22-42A-3, or 22-42A-4, the court shall revoke the driver license or driving privilege of the driver so convicted for a period of one year or until the person's seventeenth birthday, whichever is a longer period of time. For any offense under this section, the court may issue an order, upon proof of financial responsibility pursuant to § 32-35-43.1, permitting the person to operate a vehicle for purposes of the person's employment, attendance at school, or counseling programs. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 26-7A, 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C, the Unified Judicial System shall notify the Department of Public Safety of any conviction or adjudication of delinquency for a violation, while in a vehicle, of §§ 22-42-5 to 22-42-9, inclusive, 22-42A-3, or 22-42A-4. The period of revocation shall begin on the date the person's revoked driver license is received by the court or the department. At the expiration of the revocation period, a person may make application as provided by law and shall pay the license fee prescribed in § 32-12-47.1.
Source: SL 1990, ch 249, § 1; SL 1991, ch 252, § 21; SL 1991, ch 254; SL 1994, ch 255, § 3; SL 1999, ch 159, § 1; SL 2001, ch 171, § 52; SL 2001, ch 173, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272, § 23; SL 2006, ch 165, § 1.