Department of Public Safety v. Weinrich

ZASTROW, Justice.

This is another case involving South Dakota’s Implied Consent Law. A hearing examiner for the Department of Public Safety ordered the revocation of defendant’s license to drive because of defendant’s refusal to take a blood test upon request. A circuit court judge affirmed the hearing examiner’s decision to revoke the license for one year, concluding that there was substantial evidence to support the hearing examiner’s decision. We affirm the circuit court’s decision.

The facts are essentially undisputed in this case. Laronne Arlen Weinrich was stopped for making an illegal…