Pollack v. Department of Motor Vehicles

Opinion

GRODIN, J.

Once again we are called upon to interpret the ambiguous wording of a recently amended statute. In this case, the issue involves the *371meaning of certain language in Vehicle Code section 13352,1 as amended in 1981.

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) appeals from a judgment setting aside its one-year suspension of Bruce Pollack’s driving privileges pursuant to section 13352, subdivision (a)(3), following Pollack’s second drunk driving conviction within five years. The sole issue is whether the DMV may suspend a license of a twice convicted drunk driving offender under section…