A. The Department of Public Safety shall prepare and distribute a Notification form to be used by the courts, as provided in Section 6-107.1 of this title. In addition to any other authority to cancel or deny driving privileges, the Department of Public Safety shall, upon receipt of such completed Notification form from a court, cancel or deny all driving privileges of the person named in the Notification form without hearing, for a period of time recommended by the court.

B. Upon receipt of a second or subsequent Notification from a court relating to the same person, the Department shall cancel or deny driving privileges of the person for a period of two (2) years or until the person attains eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is longer.

C. Any person whose driving privileges are canceled or denied pursuant to this section may file a petition for relief based upon error or hardship.

1. The petition shall be filed in the district court which notified the Department pursuant to Section 6-107.1 of this title or, if the Notification originated in a municipal court, the petition shall be filed in the district court of the county in which the court is located. A copy of the Notification and a copy of the Department's action canceling or denying driving privileges pursuant to this section, shall be attached to the petition.

2. The district court shall conduct a hearing on the petition and may determine the matter de novo, without notice to the Department, and if applicable, without notice to the municipal court; provided, the district court shall not consider a collateral attack upon the merits of any conviction or determination which has become final.

3. The district court may deny the petition, or in its discretion, issue a written Order to the Department to increase or decrease the period of cancellation or denial to any period or issue a written Order to vacate the Department's action taken pursuant to this section, in its entirety. The content of the Order shall not grant or purport to grant any driving privileges to the person, however such order may direct the Department of Public Safety to do so if the person is otherwise eligible therefor.

D. Upon receipt of a written Order from the appropriate court, the Department shall modify or reinstate any driving privileges as provided in the Order.

Added by Laws 1988, c. 237, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c.314, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 387, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.