Pallas v. Commissioner of Public Safety

OPINION

ROSS, Judge.

Chris Pallas appeals from the district court’s decision sustaining the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety’s refusal to reinstate his Minnesota driver’s license after Illinois permanently revoked his Illinois license. When a person whose license has been revoked by another state for longer than one year applies for a Minnesota license, the Commissioner of Public Safety may deny the application “if, after investigation,” the commissioner concludes that it would be unsafe to issue a license. The commissioner refused to issue a Minnesota license until Pallas obtained a…