Baesler v. North Dakota Department of Transportation

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Wade Baesler appeals from a district court judgment affirming a Department of Transportation order suspending his driving privileges for 180 days. Because the Department failed to transmit a record compiled in the administrative proceedings, there is no evidence to support the Department’s exercise of jurisdiction to suspend Baesler’s license. We reverse.

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[¶ 2] According to the Department’s hearing officer’s decision, on December 24, 2010, the Hettinger County Sheriffs Office issued Baesler a temporary operator’s permit based on an alcohol-related traffic offense that…