Jackson v. Department of Revenue of the State, Motor Vehicle Division

Opinion by

Chief Judge KELLY.

The Department of Revenue (Department) appeals from the district court judgment reversing its suspension of the driver’s license of plaintiff, Deena Lynne Jackson. The sole issue on appeal is whether a default judgment entered by a municipal court for a violation of a decriminalized municipal traffic infraction constitutes a “conviction” for purposes of a driver’s license suspension proceeding premised upon the accumulation of excessive “points” for traffic violations. We conclude that it does not, and therefore affirm.

The Department suspended plaintiff’s driver’s…