“On receiving the appropriate records of conviction, the secretary of state shall revoke the operator’s . . . license of an individual and deny issuance of an operator’s . . . license to an individual” who has a conviction or a combination of convictions for the offenses specified in the statute. MCL 257.303(2).
Generally,1 the secretary of state must not issue a license to a person whose license was revoked under the MVC or revoked and denied under MCL 257.303(2) “until all of the following occur, as applicable:
(a) The later of the following
(i) The expiration of not less than 1 year after the license was revoked or denied.
(ii) The expiration of not less than 5 years after the date of a subsequent revocation or denial occurring within 7 years after the date of any prior revocation or denial.
(b) For a denial under [MCL 257.303(2)(a), MCL 257.303(2)(b), MCL 257.303(2)(c), and MCL 257.303(2)(g)], the individual rebuts by clear and convincing evidence the presumption that results from the prima facie evidence that he or she is a habitual offender. The convictions that resulted in the revocation and denial constitute prima facie evidence that he or she is a habitual offender.
(c) The individual meets the requirements of the department.” MCL 257.303(4).
“Multiple convictions . . . that result from the same incident must be treated as a single violation for purposes of . . . [license] revocation[.]” MCL 257.303(7).
License revocation only applies to misdemeanor and felony traffic offenses and is discussed in conjunction with the applicable offenses.
1 MCL 257.304 provides for the issuance of a restricted license for certain drunk/intoxicated driving offenses. See Section 9.2(H) for more information.