Arndt v. Department of Motor Vehicles

After failing field sobriety tests during a traffic stop, Thomas J. Arndt, the appellee, was arrested and his motor vehicle operator’s license was revoked. Arndt appealed the revocation, arguing that the “sworn report” that initiated the revocation procedure was not completed by the arresting officer, as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-498.01 (Supp. 2003), and was therefore invalid. The district court reversed the order of revocation on that basis, and the Department of Motor Vehicles (the Department) appeals.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

While traveling on Cornhusker Road in Sarpy…