Jensen v. Comm'r Safety

A Pipestone County patrol sergeant obtained a search warrant to draw and test Pauline Jensen's blood after she drove into and injured a child with her car and failed field sobriety tests. The blood test showed that Jensen's alcohol concentration exceeded the statutory limit, and the commissioner of public safety revoked her license under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.177, subdivision 5. Jensen petitioned for judicial review, arguing that her license could not be revoked because the sergeant had not given her the statutory warning that refusing to submit to the test is a crime. The district…