(a) The Alabama Department of Public Safety shall be the final arbiter as to the date of eligibility of a student based on accumulated points.
(b) If the department refuses to issue a permit or license, the student shall have a right to an impartial hearing before the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee. At the hearing, the student shall have the right to be represented by counsel and to present witnesses. The student may appeal within 14 days from the date of an adverse decision to the district court of his or her residence for a trial de novo.
(c) All records and decisions of the department pursuant to Act 2009-713 shall be confidential, and no action taken by the school and the department shall be used for purposes of affecting the insurance of the student or his or her parent.
(d) The requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of Sections 32-6-7.2 and 32-6-8.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.
Article 1 - Drivers' Licenses.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 32-6-1 - Required; Expiration Date; Renewal; Identification Cards for Nondrivers.
Section 32-6-1.2 - Veteran's Driver's License.
Section 32-6-2 - Persons Exempt From Securing License.
Section 32-6-3 - Examination Prior to Application for License or Renewal.
Section 32-6-3.1 - Information and Instruction on Dangers of Drowsy Driving.
Section 32-6-4 - Issuance of License or Identification Card; Selective Service Registration.
Section 32-6-4.1 - Special Nondriver Identification Cards - Issuance; Fees; Expiration.
Section 32-6-4.3 - Nondriver Identification Cards - Honorably Discharged Veterans.
Section 32-6-5 - Reports; Disposition of Funds.
Section 32-6-6 - Contents of Licenses; Photo Specifications; Fee for Photo License or Card.
Section 32-6-6.2 - Emergency Contact Information.
Section 32-6-7 - Persons to Whom License Not to Be Issued.
Section 32-6-7.1 - Persons With Physical Disabilities or Impairments.
Section 32-6-7.2 - Restrictions on Issuance to Persons Under 18 Years of Age
Section 32-6-7.3 - Maintenance and Report of Statistical Information.
Section 32-6-7.4 - Disciplinary Point System - Age of Student Eligibility.
Section 32-6-7.5 - Disciplinary Point System - Determination; Hearing.
Section 32-6-8 - Temporary Instruction and Learner's Licenses.
Section 32-6-9 - Possession and Display of License.
Section 32-6-10 - Reciprocal Agreements - Other States or Countries.
Section 32-6-11 - Reciprocal Agreements - Authorities in Charge of Federal Military Installations.
Section 32-6-12 - Restricted Licenses.
Section 32-6-12.1 - Limited Driving Permits.
Section 32-6-13 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 32-6-14 - Records to Be Kept by Director.
Section 32-6-15 - Duplicate of Lost or Destroyed License.
Section 32-6-17 - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation - Reinstatement; Fees.
Section 32-6-18 - Penalties - Violations in General; Disposition of Funds.