Druffel v. State, Department of Transportation

WALTERS, Justice.

This appeal comes before the Court following judicial review by the district court. The Idaho Department of Transportation (ITD) appeals the district court’s decision which found ITD exceeded its statutory authority by prohibiting nonresidents from applying for restricted driving privileges and set aside the hearing officer’s determination to the contrary. We hold that the ITD erred in refusing to allow the nonresident to apply for a restricted driving permit.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June 6,1999, Daryl Druffel, a Washington resident who drives in Idaho in the…