Opinion ID: 1584424
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 15

Heading: constitutionality of alr statutes

Text: Betterman claims that §§ 60-498.01 and 60-498.02 violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Nebraska and U.S. Constitutions. He argues that the statutory scheme impermissibly treats differently two classes of persons  i.e., motorists who submit to and fail a chemical test and motorists who refuse to submit to a chemical test. We have previously held that the ALR provisions pertaining to motorists who refuse to submit to chemical testing do not violate the due process or equal protection rights of those motorists by treating them differently than motorists who submit to, but fail, such testing. See Kenley v. Neth, 271 Neb. 402, 712 N.W.2d 251 (2006). Betterman also claims that the ALR statutes violate the prohibition against special legislation in article III, § 18, of the Nebraska Constitution. However, he makes no argument in support of this claim. To be considered by an appellate court, an alleged error must be both specifically assigned and specifically argued in the brief of the party assigning the error. Heitzman v. Thompson, 270 Neb. 600, 705 N.W.2d 426 (2005). Betterman's arguments regarding the constitutionality of the ALR statutory scheme are without merit. We conclude that the district court did not err in finding that the ALR statutes were constitutional.