Failure to hold license suspension hearing within thirty days did not harm Petitioner.

Petitioner moved for the rescission of his administrative license suspension on the basis that the Department of Driver Services failed to hold a hearing within thirty days of his request for a hearing and did not issue him a temporary driving permit.  Under the circumstances, Petitioner’s license suspension was stayed as a result of his timely request for a hearing and his temporary permit was automatically extended by law, regardless of whether he received a written notice of such extension. Therefore, because (1) the requirement to hold a hearing within thirty days is directory rather than mandatory and (2) Petitioner did not demonstrate harm due to delay, the motion was denied.