1.    The director upon receiving a record of the conviction of an individual upon a charge of driving a vehicle while the operator’s license of the individual was suspended shall extend the period of that suspension for an additional:

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a.    Like period not to exceed ninety days if the operator’s record for the three years preceding the most recent violation of section 39-06-42 or equivalent ordinance shows the individual’s operator’s license or privilege has not been suspended, revoked, or denied for a prior violation of section 39-06-42 or equivalent ordinance; b.    One hundred eighty days if the operator’s record for the three years preceding the most recent violation of section 39-06-42 or equivalent ordinance shows the     individual’s operator’s license or privilege has been once suspended, revoked, or denied for a prior violation of section 39-06-42 or equivalent ordinance; or

c.    One year if the operator’s record for the three-year period preceding the most recent violation of section 39-06-42 or equivalent ordinance shows the individual’s operator’s license or privilege has been at least twice suspended, revoked, or denied for a prior violation of section 39-06-42 or equivalent ordinance.

2.    If the original suspension was imposed for violation of section 39-08-01 or equivalent ordinance, the director shall extend the period of that suspension for at least six months. If the suspension of the operator’s license resulted solely from failure to appear in court or to post and forfeit bond on noncriminal traffic violations, there may be no additional period of suspension. Suspension periods for failure to appear or to post and forfeit bond on noncriminal traffic violations may be for an indefinite duration. If the conviction was upon a charge of driving while an operator’s license was revoked, the director may not issue a new operator’s license for an additional period of one year from and after the date the individual would otherwise have been entitled to apply for a new license. Upon a conviction of an individual for violating a restricted license issued under section 39-06.1-11 and in which the underlying suspension was imposed for violating section 39-08-01 or equivalent ordinance or is governed by chapter 39-20, the director shall extend the period of the underlying suspension in accordance with subsection 6 of section 39-06-17.