Title: Neutman v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation
Citation: 2019 ND 100
Docket Number: 20190100
State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: December 12, 2019

2019 ND ____ Melissa Marie Neutman, Appellee v. North Dakota Department of Transportation, Appellant No. 20190100 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Cynthia Feland, Judge. REVERSED. Per Curiam. Chad R. McCabe, Bismarck, N.D., for appellee. Michael T. Pitcher, Assistant Attorney General, Bismarck, N.D., for appellant. 1 Neutman v. N.D. Dep’t of Transportation No. 20190100 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 (“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. Jerod E. Tufte Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jon J. Jensen