Court Opinion

ID: 9678920
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 06:36:05.531139+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:17:08.944619
License: Public Domain

Robert L. Brown, Justice, concurring. I agree completely with the majority opinion but write only to highlight an inconsistency in procedures for two categories of judicial review. We hold today that Ark. R. Civ. P. 4 governs judicial review of driver’s license suspensions under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-65-104(c) (Repl. 1997), which includes issuance of a summons and personal service of the petition on the agency. Under the Administrative Procedure Act, service of the petition for judicial review by mail is all that is required. See Ark. Code Ann. § 25-15-212(b)(2) (Repl. 1996). Conflicting procedures for administrative appeals to circuit court on basic points like service of process can create a procedural pitfall for attorneys and their clients. I invite the attention of the General Assembly to this matter.