State, Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles v. Fann

OPINION

MOORE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) appeals the superior court’s reversal of Kim E. Fann’s license revocation for driving while intoxicated. The administrative hearing officer revoked the license for ten years, based on prior convictions in Wyoming and Alaska. The superior court reversed the administrative hearing officer, holding DPS had not met its burden of proving the constitutional validity of Fann’s Wyoming conviction. We reverse the superior court, which misallocated the burden of proof.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Kim E. Fann has been arrested…