Maas v. Department of Commerce & Regulation

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Lauw Marcus Maas appeals from a one-year revocation of his drivers license by the Department of Commerce and Regulation (Department). The Department revoked his license because of a second offense DUI conviction. Maas argues that the Department, and the circuit court on appeal, applied the wrong look-back window in which prior DUI convictions can be considered to extend the length of a revocation. We affirm the Department’s revocation under SDCL 32-12-52.1, and its use of the ten-year look-back window in SDCL 32-23^.1.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

[¶ 2.] Maas was…