Guthmiller v. N.D. Dep’t of Transportation

Trent Guthmiller appealed a district court judgment affirming a North Dakota Department of Transportation ("DOT") decision to disqualify his commercial driving privileges for 60 days. In October 2016, the DOT notified Guthmiller that his commercial driving privileges were disqualified because he had committed two serious traffic violations within the last three years. Guthmiller committed the violations of speeding and aggravated reckless driving. The violations occurred within three years, but the convictions were approximately three years and ten months apart. At the administrative hearing on his commercial driving disqualification, Guthmiller did not contest the commission of the violations. On appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court, Guthmiller argued the district court's order was not in accordance with the law. The Supreme Court reversed the district court's judgment and reinstated Guthmiller's commercial driving privileges: the statute unambiguously required two convictions within three years. View "Guthmiller v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation" on Justia Law