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 1428 SEVE NTY- FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. CH. 317 . 1931 . with his name, p lace of residence, includ ing stre et and n umber, la nd the name and add ress of the owner of the motor ve hicle so operated ,, to the person so injured, or to the owner of such property so damaged,, or to the operator of such other motor vehicle, or to any bystander who shal l reques t such i nformatio n on beh alf of t he injur ed person ,, or, if such owner or operator is not present, then he shall report the information above required to a police station or to any police officer At po lice statio n it within the District immediately. In all cases of accidents resulting personal injury. in injury to any person, the operator of the motor vehicle c ausin such injury shall also report the same to any police station or police officer within the District immediately. t Pe nalties for failure "Any operator whose motor vehicle causes personal injury to an If damages to the individual and who fails to conform to the above requirements shall, . person, upon conviction of the first offense, be fined not more than $500, or- shall be imprisoned not more than six months, or both ; and upon the . conviction of his second or subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or shall be imprisoned not more than one year, or both . To property. "Any operator whose motor vehicle causes substantial damage to any other vehicle or property and fails to conform to the above requirements, shall upon conviction of the first offense, be fined not. more than $100, or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both ; and for the second or any subsequent offense, be fined not more than $300, or be imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. Operating vehicle while intoxicated, etc " ( b) No individual shall, while under the influence of any intoxi-, prohibi ty for viola- cating liquor or narcotic drug, operate any motor vehicle in the Dis- Penal ti ons l trict . Any individual violating any provision of this subdivision shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both ; and upon conviction for the second or any subsequent offense be fined not more mRsvocation of per- than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both . Up on conviction of a violation of any provision of this paragraph the' clerk of the court shall certify forthwith such conviction to the designated agent of the commissioners who shall thereupon revoke , th e operat or's perm it of su ch indiv idual . prosecutions . n conotprior " ( c) Any violation of any provision of law or regulation issued . th ereunder which is repeale d or ame nded by this Act, and any liabil- ity arising under such provisions or regulations may, if the violation occurred or the liability arose prior to such repeal or amendment,, be prosecuted to the same extent as if this Act had not been enacted. "REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF OPERATORS' PERM ITS " 13. ( a) Excep t where for any v iolation of this Act rev ocation o f the operator's permit is mandatory, the commissioners or their desig- nated agent may with or without a prior hearing revoke or suspend an operator's permit for any cause which they or their agent may deem sufficient : Provided, That in each case where a permit is. revoked or suspended the reasons therefor shall be set out in the- order of revocation or suspension : Provided further, That such order shall take effect five days after its issuance unless the holder of the per mit shal l have fi led with in such period, written a pplicati on with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for a review of their , order or the order of their agent, and, if upon such review, the com- mis sioners shall sus tain suc h order, the sam e shall b ecome ef fective immediatel y : Prov ided further, That application to said commis- sioners for a review shall not operate as a stay of such order of the commissioners or their agent when the order has been issued revok- ing or suspending a permit on account of mental or physical inca- pac ity, for driving under th e influe nce of l iquor or narcotic drugs ; for manslaughter when an automobile is involved, or for operating Authority for revoca- tion of perm its. Provisos. Reasons to be stated. Effective date. Application for re- view.

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