Chase v. State Ex Rel. Department of Public Safety

OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.

The dispositive issue on certiorari is whether the district court erred by failing to vacate a driver’s license revocation order because it was not founded on administrative documentation that meets the standards mandated by the governing statute. We answer in the affirmative.

The appellant, George E. Chase [driver or licensee], was arrested following a one-car accident. He then consented to take a breath test for alcohol concentration. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety [Department or DPS] revoked his driver’s license because, inter alia, the test…