8-256. Period of suspension or revocation. The division shall not suspend or revoke a person's license to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways for a period of more than one year, except as specifically authorized by statute.

History: L. 1937, ch. 73, § 23; L. 1941, ch. 95, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 82, § 2; L. 1949, ch. 104, § 28; L. 1959, ch. 49, § 25; L. 1967, ch. 60, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 28, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 36, § 26; L. 1977, ch. 38, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 206, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 39, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 38, § 31; L. 1994, ch. 353, § 2; July 1.