Hanson v. Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Melissa Hanson is appealing a South Central Judicial District Court judgment affirming an administrative suspension of her driving privileges for driving under the influence of alcohol. Hanson argues that reasonable, articulable suspicion did not exist for an investigative stop of her vehicle. Because the evidence supports the hearing officer’s conclusion that the arresting officer had reasonable and articulable suspicion to stop Hanson’s vehicle, we affirm.

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[¶ 2] On December 29, 2002, at approximately 12:00 a.m., Officer Norman Ruud stopped Hanson while she was…