Snyder v. Department of Motor Vehicles

The sole issue in this case is whether a sworn report listing the reasons for an arrest as “Speeding (20 OVER)/D.U.I.” is sufficient to confer jurisdiction on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in an administrative license revocation (ALR) proceeding. We agree with the district court for Douglas County that it is not and, therefore, affirm the judgment of that court which reversed the administrative revocation.

FACTS

On October 6, 2005, at 1:47 a.m., an Omaha police officer stopped a motor vehicle driven by W. Ben Snyder after observing the vehicle speeding. The officer ultimately arrested…