Lewandowski v. State

Lance A. Lewandowski appeals from an order of the circuit court which upheld the Department of Transportation’s (department) order revoking Lewandowski’s driving privileges. Lewan-dowski’s driving privileges were revoked for five years under the Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) section of the Motor Vehicle Code, sec. 351.025, Stats. Lewan-dowski argues that the state cannot revoke his license as an HTO because he was not informed by the court that the traffic violations he was convicted of could also be used to classify him as an HTO. Lewandowski further argues that the equipment violations…