Watkins v. Department of Licensing

¶1 James Watkins was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, and the Department of Licensing notified him that it would be revoking his driving privileges for refusing to take a breath test. After the Department’s hearings examiner ruled that Watkins’s privileges should be revoked, the superior court reversed the ruling because the arresting officer did not certify his report. The Department appeals, arguing that a second officer’s certified report gave the Department jurisdiction under the implied consent statute1 to revoke Watkins’s driving privileges, that the arresting…