Garcia v. Nebraska Dept. of Motor Vehicles

The Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) appeals the district court’s ruling ordering the Department to reinstate the driver’s license of Juventino L. Garcia. The Department failed to make a determination of the issues within 7 days of the hearing on Garcia’s appeal, as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.15(7) (Cum. Supp. 1992). The district court found that the provision of the statute which states that the director of the Department of Motor Vehicles “shall make a determination of the issues within seven days after the conclusion of the hearing” was mandatory and ordered the…