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ÐT.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€joined.Ð #`" ÐÌJames€D.€Franks,€Hernando,€Mississippi,€and€S.€Ronald€Ô_ÔLucchesiÔ_Ô,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€theÐ è$8 $ ÐAppellant,€Billy€Thompson.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Michael€Moore,€Solicitor€General,€J.€Ross€Dyer,Ð ¬'ü"' ÐAssistant€Attorney€General,€Ô_ÔWlliamÔ_Ô€L.€Gibbons,€District€Attorney€General,€and€Paula€Ô_ÔWulffÔ_Ô€andÐ ˜(è#( ÐReginald€Henderson,€Assistant€District€Attorneys€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð „)Ô$) ÐÔ#†¼)„»XXj¸› #ÔÔ‡Xj¸X»¼)„ÔÌÌÌÓl ÓÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼)„»XXj¸'#ÔÔ‡Xj¸X»¼)„ÔÐ ° ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼)„»XXj¸Ä#ÔÓ  ÓÔ€Xj¸X»¼)„Ôà  àThe€Appellant,€Billy€Thompson,€was€convicted€by€a€Shelby€County€jury€of€driving€whileÐ ˆØ Ðlicense€revoked€(DWLR),€driving€under€the€influence,€sixth€offense,€and€reckless€driving.€€The€trialÐ tÄ Ðcourt€imposed€respective€sentences€of€eleven€months,€twenty„nine€days€for€driving€under€theÐ `° Ðinfluence,€six€months€for€reckless€driving,€and€a€five€hundred€dollar€fine€for€DWLR.€€The€sentencesÐ L œ Ðfor€driving€under€the€influence€and€reckless€driving€were€ordered€to€be€served€consecutively.€€In€thisÐ 8 ˆ Ðappeal€as€of€right,€the€Appellant€raises€two€issues€for€this€courtððs€review:Ð $ t ÐÌà8  àI.€€Whether€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€Appellantððs€motion€to€sever€the€charge€ofÐ ü L  Ðdriving€on€a€revoked€license€from€the€charges€of€driving€under€the€influence€andÐ è 8  Ðreckless€driving€was€error;€andÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àII.€€Whether,€as€a€matter€of€law,€the€Appellantððs€driving€privileges€in€the€State€ofÐ ¬ü  ÐTennessee€were€automatically€reinstated€as€evidenced€by€his€procurement€of€a€validÐ ˜è  ÐMississippi€license€after€the€expiration€of€the€one„year€Tennessee€revocation€period.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAfter€review,€we€affirm.ÓÓÐ \¬ ÐÌà@ÛÛ%ìàò òBackgroundó óˆÐ  \ ÐÓÓà  àShortly€before€noon€on€July€8,€1997,€Memphis€Police€Officer€Dorothy€Hyman€was€on€patrolÐ ä4 Ðon€Interstate€55€ð ðrunning€radarðð€on€northbound€traffic.€€Officer€Hyman€was€approached€by€a€motoristÐ Ð  Ðwho€informed€her€that€ð ðthere€was€a€truck€traveling€southbound€on€55€running€off€the€road.€.€.€.ðð€Ð ¼  ÐOfficer€Hyman,€soon€thereafter,€observed€ð ða€tan€and€brown€looking€truck€coming€southbound;€andÐ ¨ø Ðhe€was€all€over€the€road.€€And€there€was€traffic€backed€up€behind€him€so€badly€and€cars€were€tryingÐ ”ä Ðto€get€around€him.ðð€€ð ð[T]here€was€[sic]€people€running€off€the€road€trying€to€avoid€being€hit€by€thisÐ €Ð Ðvehicle€that€was€all€over€the€road.ðð€Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àAfter€a€short€pursuit,€Officer€Hyman€stopped€the€vehicle.€€Upon€approaching€the€driverððs€sideÐ D!” Ðof€the€truck,€Officer€Hyman€immediately€noticed€a€strong€odor€of€alcohol€emanating€from€the€driver,Ð 0"€  Ðsubsequently€identified€as€the€Appellant.€€Two€bottles€of€alcohol€were€discovered€in€the€truck.€Ð #l! ÐAdditionally,€both€the€Appellantððs€physical€appearance€and€his€behavior€indicated€that€the€AppellantÐ $X" Ðwas€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant.€€A€DUI€unit€was€dispatched€to€the€scene.€€The€AppellantÐ ô$D # Ðrefused€to€submit€to€both€a€field€sobriety€test€and€a€breathalyzer€test.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€Appellant,€a€Mississippi€resident,€was€in€possession€of€a€valid€Mississippi€license,€whichÐ ¸'#& Ðhad€been€issued€only€several€hours€before€his€arrest.€€At€the€time€of€his€arrest,€his€Tennessee€drivingÐ ¤(ô#' Ðprivilege€was€suspended,€effective€March€23,€1995.€€Following€a€jury€trial,€the€Appellant€was€foundÐ )à$( Ðguilty€of€driving€under€the€influence,€sixth€offense,€reckless€driving,€and€driving€while€revoked.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà@ÊÊ$ìàò òI.€€SeveranceˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àó óOn€May€20,€1998,€the€Shelby€County€Grand€Jury€returned€two€indictments€against€theÐ ˆØ ÐAppellant.€€The€Appellant€was€charged€in€one€indictment€with€one€count€of€driving€while€licenseÐ tÄ Ðrevoked;€the€remaining€indictment€charged€the€Appellant€with€one€count€of€driving€under€theÐ `° Ðinfluence,€sixth€offense,€and€one€count€of€reckless€driving.€€Apparently,€the€two€indictments€wereÐ L œ Ðjoined€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€8(a).€€Prior€to€trial,€the€Appellant€moved€to€sever€the€charge€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðdriving€while€license€revoked€from€the€charges€of€driving€under€the€influence€and€reckless€drivingÐ $ t Ðdue€to€the€prejudicial€impact€of€the€ð ðpre„textual€charge€of€driving€while€license€suspended.ðð€€€TheÐ  ` Ðtrial€court€denied€the€motion.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€Appellant€now€contests€this€ruling,€relying€solely€upon€this€courtððs€holding€in€òòState€v.Ð Ô$  ÐFleeceóó,€925€S.W.2d€558€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€We€do€not€find€this€courtððs€prior€holdingÐ À  Ðdispositive€of€the€issue€òòsub€judiceóó.€€In€òòFleeceóó,€the€defendantòòóó€was€charged€with€driving€under€theÐ ¬ü  Ðinfluence€and€reckless€driving;€he€was€not€charged€with€driving€on€a€restricted€license.€€A€panel€ofÐ ˜è  Ðthis€court€held€that€evidence€of€the€defendantððs€restricted€license€before€the€jury€was€error€underÐ „Ô  ÐTenn.€R.€Evid.€404(b).€€òòFleeceóó,€€925€S.W.2d€at€561.€€This€is€not€the€issue€presently€before€this€panel.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àOn€appellate€review,€this€court€will€not€reverse€a€trial€courtððs€decision€concerning€permissiveÐ H˜ Ðjoinder€and€severance€of€offenses€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€8€and€14€absent€an€abuse€of€the€trialÐ 4„ Ðcourtððs€discretion.€€òòSeeóó€€òòSpicer€v.€Stateóó,€12€S.W.3d€438,€442„443€(Tenn.€2000)€(citing€òòState€v.Ð  p ÐShirleyóó,€6€S.W.3d€243,€247€(Tenn.€1999)).€€Accordingly,€this€court€will€not€interfere€with€a€trialÐ  \ Ðcourtððs€ruling€unless€the€ð ðcourt€applied€an€incorrect€legal€standard,€or€reached€a€decision€which€isÐ øH Ðagainst€logic€or€reasoning€that€caused€an€injustice€to€the€party€complaining.ðð€€òòId.óó€(citations€omitted).Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€indictments€in€the€present€case€were€joined€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€8(a),€requiringÐ ¼  Ðmandatory€joinder€of€offenses€where€the€offenses€are€based€upon€the€same€conduct€or€arise€from€theÐ ¨ø Ðsame€criminal€episode.òòóó€€Notwithstanding€mandatory€joinder,€the€trial€court€retains€discretion€to€grantÐ ”ä Ða€severance€of€the€offenses€under€some€circumstances.€€òòSeeóó€€òòShirleyóó,€6€S.W.3d€at€246,€n.3.€€€RuleÐ €Ð Ð14(b)(2)€provides€for€severance€of€charges€joined€under€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€8(a):Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  à(i)€€If€before€trial€on€motion€of€the€state€or€the€defendant€it€is€deemed€appropriate€toÐ D!” Ðpromote€a€fair€determination€of€the€defendantððs€guilt€or€innocence€of€each€offense.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(ii)€€If€during€trial€with€consent€of€the€defendant€it€is€deemed€necessary€to€achieve€aÐ $X" Ðfair€determination€of€the€defendantððs€guilt€or€innocence€of€each€offense.€€The€courtÐ ô$D # Ðshall€consider€whether,€in€light€of€the€number€of€offenses€charged€and€the€complexityÐ à%0!$ Ðof€€the€evidence€to€be€offered,€the€trier€of€fact€will€be€able€to€distinguish€the€evidenceÐ Ì&"% Ðand€apply€the€law€intelligently€as€to€each€offense.и'#&Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(iii)€€If€the€Court€finds€merit€in€both€a€motion€by€the€district€attorney€general€for€aÐ )à$( Ðâ âcontinuance€based€upon€exigent€circumstances€that€temporarily€prevent€the€stateÐ |*Ì%) Ðfrom€being€ready€for€trial€of€the€joined€prosecutions€and€an€objection€by€theÐ ° Ðdefendant€to€the€continuance€based€on€a€demand€for€speedy€trial.€.€.€.€ÐœìÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€14(b)(2).€€The€trial€courtððs€refusal€to€grant€a€severance€under€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.Ð tÄ Ð14(b)(2)€will€not€be€reversed€unless€the€Appellant€was€prejudiced€by€the€decision€to€try€the€chargesÐ `° Ðtogether.€€òòState€v.€Wisemanóó,€643€S.W.2d€354,€362€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1982).€€We€conclude€from€theÐ L œ Ðevidence€contained€in€the€record€that€the€Appellant€suffered€no€prejudice€from€the€joinder€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðoffenses.€€Accordingly,€we€find€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€denying€severanceÐ $ t Ðof€the€offenses.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð  ` ÐÌà@ ìàò òII.€€Revocation€of€Non„Resident€Driving€Privilegesó óˆÐ è 8  Ðà  àÌà  àThere€is€no€dispute€that,€effective€March€23,€1995,€the€State€of€Tennessee€revoked€theÐ À  ÐAppellantððs€privilege€to€drive€a€motor€vehicle€upon€the€highways€of€this€state€for€a€period€of€oneÐ ¬ü  Ðyear.€€At€this€time,€the€appellant€was€a€Mississippi€resident€and€possessed€a€Mississippi€driverððsÐ ˜è  Ðlicense.€€The€revocation€period€in€Tennessee€expired€on€March€23,€1996.€€On€July€8,€1997,€theÐ „Ô  ÐAppellant€obtained€a€valid€driverððs€license€from€the€State€of€Mississippi,€his€state€of€residency.€€TheÐ pÀ ÐAppellantððs€arrest€on€the€instant€offenses€occurred€on€July€8,€1997,€one€year,€three€months€and€tenÐ \¬ Ðdays€after€the€expiration€of€his€revocation€period.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€Stateððs€proof€on€this€charge,€the€Appellant€moved€for€a€judgmentÐ  p Ðof€acquittal€as€to€this€count.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€motion€and,€subsequently,€the€jury€returnedÐ  \ Ða€guilty€verdict€as€to€the€charge€of€driving€while€license€revoked.€€The€Appellant€now€contends€thatÐ øH Ðthe€trial€court€erred€in€denying€his€motion€for€judgment€of€acquittal€as€to€this€count.€€Specifically,Ð ä4 Ðhe€asserts€that€the€revocation€period€expired€on€March€23,€1996,€and€he€had€obtained€a€validÐ Ð  ÐMississippi€driverððs€license€on€July€8,€1997.€€Accordingly,€he€argues€his€Tennessee€driving€privilegesÐ ¼  Ðhad€been€automatically€reinstated€at€the€expiration€of€the€revocation€period.€€The€State€responds€thatÐ ¨ø Ða€nonresidentððs€driving€privilege€is€not€automatically€reinstated€in€this€State€at€the€expiration€of€theÐ ”ä Ðrevocation€period€or€upon€issuance€of€a€valid€driver€license€from€his€home€state.€€Rather,€theÐ €Ð Ðnonresident€driver€must€satisfy€certain€reinstatement€procedures€before€his€driving€privileges€in€thisÐ l¼ Ðstate€may€be€reinstated.€€In€rebuttal,€the€Appellant€asserts€that,€if€any€affirmative€acts€are€requiredÐ X ¨ Ðby€a€nonresident€prior€to€reinstatement€of€Tennessee€driving€privileges,€ð ðthere€exists€no€case€law,Ð D!” Ðno€statutory€law,€and€no€published€guidelines€from€the€State€of€Tennessee€advising€anyone€who€isÐ 0"€  Ða€non„resident€of€the€State€of€Tennessee€that€they€must€perform€any€acts€in€order€to€reinstate€theirÐ #l! ÐTennessee€driving€privileges.ððÐ $X" ÐÌà  àThe€standard€by€which€the€trial€court€determines€a€motion€for€judgment€of€acquittal€at€theÐ à%0!$ Ðend€of€all€the€proof€is,€in€essence,€the€same€standard€which€applies€on€appeal€in€determining€theÐ Ì&"% Ðsufficiency€of€the€evidence€after€a€conviction;€€that€is,€whether€"any€rational€trier€of€fact€could€haveÐ ¸'#& Ðfound€the€essential€elements€of€the€crime€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt."€òòState€v.€Gillonóó,€15€S.W.3dÐ ¤(ô#' Ð492,€496òòóó€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997)€(citing€òòJackson€v.€Virginiaóó,€443€U.S.€307,€319,€99€S.€Ct.€2781Ð )à$( Ðâ â(1979)).€€After€a€conviction,€the€State€is€entitled€to€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðany€reasonable€inferences€which€might€be€drawn€therefrom.€€òòId.óó€(citing€€òòState€v.€Cabbageóó,€571Ð ° ÐS.W.2d€832,€835€(Tenn.€1978)).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àA€motion€for€judgment€of€acquittal€presents€a€question€of€law.€€òòGillonóó,€15€S.W.3d€at€496Ð tÄ Ð(citing€òòState€v.€Hallóó,€656€S.W.2d€60,€61€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983)).€€The€trial€judge€is€concerned€onlyÐ `° Ðwith€the€"legal€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€and€not€with€the€weight€of€the€evidence."€€òòId.óó€(citationsÐ L œ Ðomitted).€€The€evidence€must€be€viewed€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€State.€òòId.óó€€"An€appellateÐ 8 ˆ Ðcourt€must€apply€the€same€standard€as€a€trial€court€when€resolving€issues€predicated€upon€the€grantÐ $ t Ðor€denial€of€a€motion€for€judgment€of€acquittal."€òòId.óóÐ  ` ÐòòóóÌà8  àA€person€who€drives€a€motor€vehicle€on€any€public€highway€of€this€state€at€a€timeÐ è 8  Ðwhen€the€personððs€privilege€to€do€so€is€cancelled,€suspended,€or€revoked€commits€aÐ Ô$  ÐClass€B€misdemeanor.€€A€person€who€drives€a€motor€vehicle€on€any€public€highwayÐ À  Ðof€this€state€at€a€time€when€the€personððs€privilege€to€do€so€is€cancelled,€suspended€orÐ ¬ü  Ðrevoked€because€of€a€conviction€for€.€.€.€driving€while€intoxicated,€shall€be€punishedÐ ˜è  Ðby€confinement€for€not€less€than€two€(2)€days€nor€more€than€six€(6)€months,€and€thereÐ „Ô  Ðmay€be€imposed,€in€addition,€a€fine€of€not€more€than€one€thousand€dollars€($1,000).ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌòòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€55„50„504(a)(1)€(Supp.€1997).€€There€is€no€dispute€that€the€Appellant€wasÐ H˜ Ðoperating€a€motor€vehicle€on€the€public€highways€of€this€state.€€The€only€question€is€whether€theÐ 4„ ÐAppellantððs€driving€privileges€were€suspended€at€the€time€of€the€incident.Ð  p ÐÌà  àThe€ability€to€drive€a€motor€vehicle€on€a€public€highway€is€not€a€fundamental€"right."€€òòStateÐ øH Ðv.€Booheróó,€978€S.W.2d€953,€956òòóó€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997)€€(citing€òòGoats€v.€Stateóó,€211€Tenn.€249,€364Ð ä4 ÐS.W.2d€889,€891€(Tenn.€1963);€òòSullins€v.€Butleróó,€175€Tenn.€468,€135€S.W.2d€930,€932€(Tenn.€1940)Ð Ð  Ð(citations€omitted)).€€Instead,€it€is€a€revocable€"privilege"€that€is€granted€upon€compliance€withÐ ¼  Ðstatutory€licensing€procedures.€€òòBooheróó,€978€S.W.2d€at€956€(citing€òòReitz€v.€Mealeyóó,€314€U.S.€33,€36,Ð ¨ø Ð62€S.€Ct.€24,€26-27€(1941),€òòoverruled€in€part€byóó,€òòPerez€v.€Campbellóó,€402€U.S.€637,€91€S.€Ct.€1704Ð ”ä Ð(1971);€òòGoatsóó,€364€S.W.2d€at€891;€€òòSullinsóó,€135€S.W.2d€at€932).€€òòóóGenerally,€a€nonresident€of€theÐ €Ð ÐState€of€Tennessee€who€possesses€a€valid€driver€license€from€his€home€state€has€the€privilege€to€driveÐ l¼ Ðon€Tennessee€highways€and€is€exempt€from€Tennessee€licensing€provisions.€€òòSeeóó€€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.Ð X ¨ Ððð€55„50„304(3),€(4)€(Supp.€1997).€€òòSee€alsoóó€€Tenn.€Op.€Atty.€Gen.€No.€83„411€(Sept.€15,€1983).€€TheÐ D!” Ðprivilege€of€driving€on€Tennessee€highways€is€not€absolute;€rather,€just€as€a€òòresidentððs€license€toÐ 0"€  Ðdriveóó€a€motor€vehicle€in€the€State€of€Tennessee€may€be€revoked,€a€òònonresidentððs€privilege€to€driveÐ #l! Ðin€this€state€may€likewise€be€revokedóó.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€€òòSee€generallyóó€€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€55„50„502(d)(2)€(Supp.Ð $X" Ð1997).€€€Additionally,€just€as€a€residentððs€license€is€not€automatically€restored€at€the€expiration€of€theÐ ô$D # Ðrevocation€period,€òòsee€generallyóó€€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€55„50„502,€the€suspension€of€a€nonresidentððsÐ à%0!$ Ðprivilege€to€operate€a€motor€vehicle€on€the€highways€of€this€state€ð ðdoes€not€automatically€spring€toÐ Ì&"% Ðlife€at€the€end€of€the€period€of€ineligibility,€as€if€the€order€never€had€been€entered.€.€.€.ðð€€€òòSeeóó€Ð ¸'#& ÐòòColorado€Dept.€of€Revenue,€Motor€Vehicle€Div.€v.€Smithóó,€640€P.2d€1143,€1145€(Colo.€1982)€(òòenÐ ° Ðbancóó)€(quoting€òòPeople€v.€Lessaróó,€629€P.2d€577€(Colo.€1981));€òòsee€alsoóó€€òòState€v.€Banickióó,€933€P.2dÐ œì Ð571,€573€(Ariz.€App.€1997)€(driving€privileges€not€automatically€restored).€€The€completion€of€theÐ ˆØ Ðperiod€of€revocation€merely€makes€the€nonresident€driver€eligible€for€reinstatement€of€his€TennesseeÐ tÄ Ðdriving€privileges.€€òòSeeòòóó€Tenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€55„50„502(d)(1);€„(e)(3);€€òòsee€alsoóó€€Tenn.€Op.€Atty.€Gen.Ð `° ÐNo.€86„097€(May€19,€1986)€(ð ð[o]nce€a€license€or€driving€privileges€have€been€suspended€under€thisÐ L œ Ðchapter,€the€motorist€may€restore€his€privileges€by€satisfying€certain€requirements€which€usuallyÐ 8 ˆ Ðinclude€the€payment€of€a€restoration€fee.ðð).€€€Indeed,€while€a€nonresident€holding€a€valid€out„of„stateÐ $ t Ðdriver€license€need€not€obtain€a€valid€Tennessee€driver€license€to€comply€with€reinstatementÐ  ` Ðrequirements€following€a€suspension,€he€is€obligated€to€ð ðmake€application€.€.€.€as€provided€by€law,Ð ü L  Ðbut€the€department€shall€not€issue€a€new€license€unless€and€until€it€is€satisfied€after€investigation€ofÐ è 8  Ðthe€character,€habits€and€driving€ability€of€such€person€that€it€will€be€safe€to€grant€the€privilege€ofÐ Ô$  Ðdriving€a€motor€vehicle€on€the€public€highways.ðð€€òòSeeóó€€òòTenn.€Code€Ann.€óóðð€55„50„502(e)(3).€€Ð À  ÐòòóóAdditionally,€our€law€provides:Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà8  à(b)(1)€In€addition€to€all€other€requirements€of€law,€prior€to€reinstating€the€drivingÐ „Ô  Ðprivileges€and/or€reissuing€a€driver€license€to€any€person€who€has€been€convicted€ofÐ pÀ Ðthe€offense€of€driving€while€under€the€influence,€ò òthe€department€shall€requireÐ \¬ Ðcertification€that€all€fines€and€costs€have€been€paid€to€the€court€of€jurisdiction.€ó óÐ Lœ ÐSuch€certification€shall€be€made€upon€a€form€supplied€by€the€department€and€shallÐ 8ˆ Ðindicate€the€fines€and€costs€levied€by€the€court,€that€all€fines€and€costs€have€been€paidÐ $t Ðto€the€court,€or€that€the€fines€and/or€costs€were€waived€as€a€result€of€the€person€beingÐ ` Ðfound€to€be€indigent€by€the€court,€if€such€court€is€located€within€this€state.€€The€formÐ üL Ðshall€be€completed€and€certified€by€the€clerk€of€the€court€of€jurisdiction;€however,€ò òitÐ è8 Ðis€the€sole€responsibility€of€the€individual€seeking€reinstatement€or€reissuanceÐ Ø( Ðto€obtain€the€certification€and€present€it€to€the€department.ó óÐÄÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(b)(2)€€Persons€convicted€of€any€other€offense€requiring€mandatory€revocation€ofÐ œì Ðdriving€privileges€shall€be€required€to€present€the€same€certification€in€subdivisionÐ ˆØ Ð(b)(1)€prior€to€reinstatement€of€driving€privileges€and/or€the€reissuance€of€a€driverÐ tÄ Ðlicense.Ð` °Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àÌòòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€55„50„303(b)€(Supp.€1997)(emphasis€added).€€€à  àÐ 8"ˆ  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àÌà  àUnder€Tennesseeððs€statutory€requirements,€a€nonresident€whose€Tennessee€privilege€to€driveÐ $`" Ðhas€been€suspended€is€not€extended€the€privilege€to€drive€in€Tennessee€until€the€period€of€suspensionÐ ü$L # Ðhas€expired€òòandóó€the€nonresident€has€complied€with€the€reinstatement€procedures€even€though€he€isÐ è%8!$ Ðin€possession€of€a€valid€driver€license€issued€by€his€state€of€residence.€€There€is€no€proof€that€theÐ Ô&$"% ÐAppellant€complied€with€the€reinstatement€procedures.€€Indeed,€the€proof€introduced€revealed€thatÐ À'#& Ðthe€Appellantððs€driving€privilege€in€this€state€was€suspended.€€Absent€proof€of€compliance€withÐ ¬(ü#' Ðreinstatement€procedures,€the€evidence€is€sufficient€to€support€a€conviction€for€driving€while€licenseÐ ˜)è$( Ðrevoked.€€Accordingly,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€properly€denied€the€Appellantððs€motion€forÐ „*Ô%) Ðjudgment€of€acquittal.à  àà h àÐ p+À&* Їà  àAfter€review€of€the€record,€we€affirm€the€judgments€of€conviction€entered€by€the€trial€court.Ð ° ÐÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE