Hartman v. State, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an administrative appeal of a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) decision revoking Morgan Hartman's Alaska driver's license for driving while under the influence (DUI). At the license revocation hearing, the arresting officer relied on a recording of the conversation he had had with Hartman before the arrest. Hartman, a pro se litigant who had unsuccessfully sought a continuance to obtain further evidence, did not have a copy of the recording, and the hearing officer made no effort to assist Hartman in obtaining the recording. Based in part on the…