Hoppens v. Neb. Dep’t of Motor Vehicles

A police officer found Appellant in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in an Omaha Police Department parking lot. The officer observed signs of intoxication and placed Appellant under arrest. Appellant declined the take a chemical test. Following an administrative license revocation hearing, the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) revoked Appellant’s driving privileges for one year. Appellant petitioned for review, arguing that he was on private property not open to public access, and therefore, the DMV did not have jurisdiction to revoke his license. The district court dismissed Appellant’s petition. The Supreme Court affirmed the revocation of Appellant’s driving privileges, holding that the arresting officer’s sworn report did not need to state or support an inference that the motor vehicle was driven or operated on property open to public access to confer jurisdiction on the DMV. View "Hoppens v. Neb. Dep’t of Motor Vehicles " on Justia Law