Opinion
No. 20190100
12-12-2019
Melissa Marie NEUTMAN, Appellee v. NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant
Chad R. McCabe, Bismarck, N.D., for appellee. Michael T. Pitcher, Assistant Attorney General, Bismarck, N.D., for appellant.
Chad R. McCabe, Bismarck, N.D., for appellee.
Michael T. Pitcher, Assistant Attorney General, Bismarck, N.D., for appellant.
Per Curiam.
[¶1] The North Dakota Department of Transportation ("the Department") appeals from a district court judgment reversing an administrative hearing officer’s decision to revoke Melissa Neutman’s driving privileges. On appeal, the Department argues the district court erred by reversing the administrative hearing officer’s decision because the Department had authority to revoke Neutman’s license under N.D.C.C. § 39-20-14 for refusal to take an onsite screening test.
[¶2] We summarily reverse under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(b). See Jesser v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation , 2019 ND 287, ¶ 17, ––– N.W.2d –––– ("The holding in Kuntz [v. State Highway Comm'r , 405 N.W.2d 285 (N.D. 1987),] is not extended to N.D.C.C. § 39-20-14. Because Jesser did not properly cure his refusal under N.D.C.C. § 39-20-14, his license was lawfully revoked under that section.").
[¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
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