WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 284
(II) ANY POSTPONEMENT OF A HEARING UNDER THIS
SECTION DOES NOT EXTEND THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE PERSON IS
AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE AND THE LICENSE SUSPENSION SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE 45-DAY PERIOD.
(III) IF THE ADMINISTRATION CANNOT PROVIDE A
HEARING WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD, THE SUSPENSION SHALL BE
STAYED UNTIL A HEARING CAN BE PROVIDED.
(II) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, A POSTPONEMENT OF A HEARING UNDER THIS SECTION DOES
NOT EXTEND THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE
AND THE SUSPENSION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE EXPIRATION OF
THE 45-DAY PERIOD.
(III) A POSTPONEMENT OF A HEARING SHALL EXTEND
THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE IF:
1. BOTH THE PERSON AND THE ADMINISTRATION
AGREE TO THE POSTPONEMENT;
2. THE ADMINISTRATION CANNOT PROVIDE A
HEARING WITHIN THE PERIOD REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION; OR
3. UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE
PERSON MADE A REQUEST, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE DATE THAT THE ORDER
OF SUSPENSION WAS SERVED UNDER THIS SECTION, FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
A SUBPOENA UNDER § 12-108 OF THIS ARTICLE EXCEPT AS TIME LIMITS
ARE CHANGED BY THIS SUBSECTION, AND:
A. THE SUBPOENA WAS NOT ISSUED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION;
B. AN ADVERSE WITNESS FOR WHOM THE
SUBPOENA WAS REQUESTED, AND ON WHOM THE SUBPOENA WAS SERVED NOT
LESS THAN 5 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING, FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE
SUBPOENA AT AN INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT HEARING HELD WITHIN THE
45-DAY PERIOD; OR
C. A WITNESS FOR WHOM THE SUBPOENA WAS
REQUESTED FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE SUBPOENA, FOR GOOD CAUSE
SHOWN, AT AN INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT HEARING HELD WITHIN THE 4 5-DAY
PERIOD.
(IV) IF A WITNESS IS SERVED WITH A SUBPOENA FOR
A HEARING UNDER THIS SECTION, THE WITNESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
SUBPOENA WITHIN 20 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT THE SUBPOENA IS
SERVED.
(V) IF A HEARING IS POSTPONED BEYOND THE 45-DAY
PERIOD UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF
THIS PARAGRAPH, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL STAY THE SUSPENSION AND
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