Legal Opinion

Clark v. Commissioner of Motor Vehichles

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 17, 2018No. AC40061PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtDiPENTIMA, C.J.

*428 When a driver is suspected of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, our statutes require that law enforcement commence any consensual chemical alcohol tests within two hours of such operation. Otherwise, the results of those tests, although ostensibly valid, are neither admissible nor competent evidence of operation under the influence. In an administrative appeal from the suspension of both his standard and commercial operator's licenses, the plaintiff, James P. Clark, challenged, among other things, the finding of the defendant, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles *429…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Murphy v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  2. Salmon v. Department of Public Health & Addiction ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  3. Dickman v. Office of State Ethics, Citizen's Ethics Advisory BoardConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  4. Gonzalez v. State Elections Enforcement CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  5. Finley v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Benjamin v. Dept. of Developmental ServicesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2021

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