State, Department of Motor Vehicles & Public Safety v. Lovett

OPINION

The State of Nevada, Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety (“DMV”), asks this court to hold that federal park rangers are police officers within the meaning of the Nevada implied consent laws, and that they are therefore authorized to serve as agents of the DMV in revoking the driving privileges of Nevada *475motorists. We hold that the broad language of the relevant statutes supports this construction. In addition, we find no persuasive reason to hold that applicable federal regulations were intended to thwart a state’s interest in revoking the state driver’s license of a…