Cramer v. State, Department of Motor Vehicles

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In 1995, the Legislature enacted NRS 50.320, which permits the use of an affidavit to prove a person’s blood-alcohol content in certain proceedings, including driver’s license revocation hearings, by a person who has been previously qualified to testify as an expert witness by a district court.

In Cramer v. State, Department of Motor Vehicles, Docket No. 53248, we conclude that NRS 50.320 limits the use of an expert witness affidavit to persons previously qualified by a district court to testify as an expert witness. Therefore, an administrative hearing officer…