Platz v. State, Transportation Department

GRATTON, Judge.

This opinion involves two related cases. In Docket No. 39805, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) appeals from the district court’s decision, upon judicial review, vacating the administrative license suspension (ALS) of Chauncey Jack Platz’s driver’s license after he failed a blood alcohol concentration test. ITD claims the district court erred by determining that Platz was not properly monitored for fifteen minutes prior to administration of the breath test, in accordance with the Idaho State Police Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). ITD also claims the district court…