A public safety commission must hold an opinions hearing of opinions before revoking a license or suspending it for 90 days or more (or for a period of up to 90 days that the public safety commission fixes, if any; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article) pursuant to Article 103, paragraph (1), item (v); before revoking a license pursuant to Article 103, paragraph (2), items (i) through (iv); or if it has been sent a transfer of measures notice (but only in connection with what is provided in paragraph (1), item (v) or paragraph (2), item (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of that Article) as referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article). In such a case, at least one week before the date of the hearing of opinions, the public safety commission must notify the person who would be subject to those measures of the grounds for taking them and of the date and place for the hearing, as well as issuing public notice of that date and place.
公安委員会は、第百三条第一項第五号の規定により免許を取り消し、若しくは免許の効力を九十日（公安委員会が九十日を超えない範囲内においてこれと異なる期間を定めたときは、その期間。次条第一項において同じ。）以上停止しようとするとき、第百三条第二項第一号から第四号までのいずれかの規定により免許を取り消そうとするとき、又は同条第三項（同条第五項において準用する場合を含む。）の処分移送通知書（同条第一項第五号又は第二項第一号から第四号までのいずれかに係るものに限る。）の送付を受けたときは、公開による意見の聴取を行わなければならない。この場合において、公安委員会は、意見の聴取の期日の一週間前までに、当該処分に係る者に対し、処分をしようとする理由並びに意見の聴取の期日及び場所を通知し、かつ、意見の聴取の期日及び場所を公示しなければならない。
In a hearing of opinions, the person who would be subject to the measures in question or that person's agent may state an opinion on the matter at issue and submit evidence in the person's favor.
意見の聴取に際しては、当該処分に係る者又はその代理人は、当該事案について意見を述べ、かつ、有利な証拠を提出することができる。
On finding it to be necessary to do so when holding a hearing of opinions, a public safety commission may request the appearance of witnesses who have expert knowledge about road traffic or persons connected with the matter at issue to hear their opinions or circumstances.
意見の聴取を行う場合において、必要があると認めるときは、公安委員会は、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。
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the person who would be subject to the measures in question or that person's agent fails to appear at a hearing of opinions without a legitimate reason, or if the person who would be subject to those measures cannot be notified as referred to in that paragraph because the person's whereabouts are unknown and remain unknown even after 30 days have passed following the date on which the public notice under the second sentence of that paragraph is issued, the public safety commission may revoke or suspend the person's license (but only in connection with what is provided in Article 103, paragraph (1), item (v)) as under paragraph (1) or (4) of that Article or revoke the person's license (but only in connection with what is provided in paragraph (2), item (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of that Article) as under paragraph (2) or (4) of that Article, without holding a hearing of opinions.
Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding paragraphs, Cabinet Order provides for the necessary particulars regarding the implementation of hearings of opinion.
前各項に定めるもののほか、意見の聴取の実施について必要な事項は、政令で定める。