Irrespective of the category of proceedings for hearing statements of opinion under Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act, a public safety commission seeking to suspend a license for 90 days or more pursuant to Article 103, paragraph (1) or (4) (other than in connection with what is provided in paragraph (1), item (v) of that Article) must hold a hearing.
To hold a hearing as referred to in the preceding paragraph, a hearing on the revocation of a license under Article 103, paragraph (1) or (4) (but only in connection with what is provided in the items of paragraph (1) of that Article (other than item (v))), or a hearing on the revocation of a license under paragraph (2) or (4) of that Article (but only in connection with what is provided in paragraph (2), item (v) of that Article), a public safety commission must notify the relevant person as referred to in Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act and issue public notice of the date and place of the hearing, at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.
If a person is notified as referred to in the preceding paragraph in the way that Article 15, paragraph (3) of the Administrative Procedure Act prescribes, the reasonable period of time that is to be set aside before the hearing date pursuant to paragraph (1) of that Article must not be less than two weeks.
前項の通知を行政手続法第十五条第三項に規定する方法によつて行う場合においては、同条第一項の規定により聴聞の期日までにおくべき相当な期間は、二週間を下回つてはならない。
The proceedings on the hearing date referred to in paragraph (2) must be open to the public.
第二項の聴聞の期日における審理は、公開により行わなければならない。
On finding it to be necessary to do so on the date of a hearing as referred to in paragraph (2), the person presiding over the hearing may request the appearance of witnesses with expert knowledge about road traffic or persons connected with the matter at issue to hear their opinions or circumstances.
第二項の聴聞の主宰者は、聴聞の期日において必要があると認めるときは、道路交通に関する事項に関し専門的知識を有する参考人又は当該事案の関係人の出頭を求め、これらの者からその意見又は事情を聴くことができる。