Higgins v. Department of Public Safety

Hunt, Justice.

Clifford B. Higgins, a Macon attorney, sought to enjoin administrative proceedings against him by the Department of Public Safety. After his petition was dismissed, he filed this appeal.

Higgins was given a traffic citation in Tift County for speeding. The Department of Public Safety notified him that it would revoke his license for “failure to respond” under OCGA § 40-5-56 1 unless he paid the fine to the local court or requested a hearing. He requested a hearing which was set for December 18, 1985, in Macon. On December 12, he filed this suit in equity in Bibb Superior Court…