1118                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 736

(c)  The Commissioner shall send a warning letter to each licensee
charged with three points; for five points, he shall CALL in the licen-
see for a conference; for eight points, the license shall be suspended,
and for twelve points, the license shall be revoked. Except as provided
in sub-section (d), when any licensee has received eight points, the
Commissioner shall issue a notice of suspension and when any licensee
has received twelve points the Commission COMMISSIONER shall
issue a notice of revocation. Each such notice shall be personally
served or sent by registered or certified mail, shall state the duration
of the suspension or revocation and shall advise the licensee of his
right to request, in writing, within five days after receipt of said
notice by the licensee (Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays ex-
cepted), a hearing before the Commissioner. Each such notice of
suspension or revocation shall be effective beginning five days after
receipt of said notice by the licensee, unless a hearing shall be
requested as provided above. The duration of the initial suspension
shall not be less than two days nor more than thirty days and the
duration of any subsequent suspension shall be for not less than
fifteen days and not more than ninety days. Hearing officers, to be
appointed by the Commissioner, are hereby authorized, after any
such hearing to re-assess by either increasing or reducing the points
accumulated and to order a suspension or revocation of licenses or
driving privileges immediately or to do so upon assessment of one or
more additional points.

(d)  If the suspension or revocation of a license and driving privi-
leges would adversely affect the employment or opportunity for em-
ployment of a licensee, the hearing officer is authorized not to order
the suspension or revocation, or to cancel or modify the suspension
or revocation. In addition, as to any licensee who is required to drive
a motor vehicle in the course of his regular employment, the notice
of suspension provided for in sub-section (c) shall require fifteen
points and the notice of revocation shall require eighteen points.

(e)  No points assessed hereunder shall be retained for more than
throe TWO years after their assessment.

(f)  The right of appeal provided for in Section 109 of this Article
shall be applicable to this sub-title.

(g)  The provisions of this sub-title shall not affect or apply to
suspensions required under the provisions of Sections 116 to 149 of
this Article, sub-title "Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility", or
to Section 104 of this Article relating to mandatory suspensions or
revocation of licenses.

(h) There is hereby created in the Department of Motor Vehicles
a section to be called the "Driver Improvement Division" for the pur-
pose.of carrying out administrative functions as required by this
sub-title.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take effect
January 1, 1960 DECEMBER 31, 1960.

Approved April 28, 1959.