In re the Revocation of the License of Harris

MORRIS, Judge.

G.S. 2049(e) provides that

“When a license is revoked because of a third or subsequent conviction for driving or operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or while under the influence of an impairing drug, occurring within five years after a prior conviction, the period of revocation shall be permanent; provided, that the Division may, after the expiration of three years, issue a new license upon satisfactory proof that the former licensee has not been convicted within the past three years with a violaton of any provision of motor vehicle laws, liquor…