Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 177

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 273

AN ACT TO AMEND SUBCHAPTER I, CHAPTER 21, TITLE 21, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend 92118, Subchapter 1, Chapter 21, Title 21, Delaware Code, by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r) and Inserting a new subsection (q) to read u follows:

"(q) In the event of a suspension of a driver's license pursuant to this Section. the Department may issue an occupational license during a period of suspension upon application by the applicant upon a form prescribed by the Department and sworn to by the applicant; provided, that the applicant sets forth In sald application that the suspension of such license has created an extreme hardship and that no prior occupational license has been issued within the preceding 12 months; provided, however, that no such occupational license shall be issued until the applicant demonstrates proof of liability insurance on all motor vehicles owned by such applicant or spouse. U the suspension of the driver's license resulted from the arrest and conviction of a person stemming from an incident in which property damage or personal injury occurred, an occupational license shall not be issued, the other provisions of this subsection to the contrary notwithstanding."

Approved July 12, 1985.