(a) The Administration may suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant or renew certification under the driver education program of any drivers’ school or of any classroom or laboratory instructor of a drivers’ school, if it finds that the school or instructor has: (1) Failed to comply with any of the provisions of or any rule or regulation adopted under: (i) This subtitle; (ii) Title 15, Subtitle 7 of this article, as to drivers’ schools; or (iii) Title 15, Subtitle 8 of this article, as to driving instructors; or (2) Been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude. (b) (1) If the Administration refuses to grant or renew a certification under this subtitle, the applicant may request a hearing under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article. (2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Administration may suspend or revoke a certification under this subtitle only after a hearing under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article. (c) If the Administration determines that there is a danger of immediate, substantial, and continuing harm to the public if the certification is continued pending a hearing, the Administration shall: (1) Immediately suspend the certification; (2) Within 7 days of mmediate, substantial, and continuing harm to the public if the certification is continued pending a hearing, the Administration shall: (1) Immediately suspend the certification; (2) Within 7 days of a request for a hearing, grant a hearing as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article; and (3) After a hearing, render an immediate decision as to whether the Administration shall continue the suspension or revoke or reinstate the certification.
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