Pratt v. Kansas Department of Revenue

Arnold-Burger, J.:

Before the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDR) can suspend a driver’s license as a result of a driver’s illegal breath alcohol concentration (BAC) level, Kansas law requires the arresting officer to serve the driver with a form notice called a DC-27 form. K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 8-1002(c). Our courts have treated the service of this form on the driver as jurisdictional, meaning if it is not properly served, then the KDR lacks the administrative authority or jurisdiction to suspend or restrict the driver’s driving privileges. Anderson v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue, 18 Kan. App. 2d 347,…