State, Department of Public Safety v. Wangensteen

Supreme Court of Minnesota

State, Department of Public Safety v. Wangensteen

221 N.W.2d 567, 300 Minn. 499, 1974 Minn. LEXIS 1370

CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota

DecidedAugust 2, 1974

Docket44615

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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State, Department of Public Safety v. Wangensteen, 221 N.W.2d 567, 300 Minn. 499, 1974 Minn. LEXIS 1370 (Mich. 1974).

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This is an appeal from an order of the Hennepin County Municipal Court which rescinded an order of the commissioner of public safety revoking defendant’s driver’s license for refusal to permit chemical testing under Minn. St. 169.123. The municipal court held that the failure of the police who arrested defendant for driving while under the influence to offer him both the alternative breath and urine tests mentioned in § 169.123 where both were available barred revocation of defendant’s license for refusal to permit chemical testing. Subsequent to the municipal court’s decision and while the appeal in the instant case was pending, we held in State v. Boland, 299 Minn. 198, 199, 217 N. W. 2d 491, 492 (1974): “While we believe that police should be encouraged to offer a driver both alternatives if both are available, we do not believe that under the statute the failure of the police to do so bars revocation.” That case disposes of this appeal. Any change in the clear language of the statute is properly the function of the legislature.

Reversed.

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*500 Per Curiam.

This is an appeal from an order of the Hennepin County Municipal Court which rescinded an order of the commissioner of public safety revoking defendant’s driver’s license for refusal to permit chemical testing under Minn. St. 169.123. The municipal court held that the failure of the police who arrested defendant for driving while under the influence to offer him both the alternative breath and urine tests mentioned in § 169.123 where both were available barred revocation of defendant’s license for refusal to permit chemical testing. Subsequent to the municipal court’s decision and while the appeal in the instant case was pending, we held in State v. Boland, 299 Minn. 198, 199, 217 N. W. 2d 491, 492 (1974): “While we believe that police should be encouraged to offer a driver both alternatives if both are available, we do not believe that under the statute the failure of the police to do so bars revocation.” That case disposes of this appeal. Any change in the clear language of the statute is properly the function of the legislature.

Reversed.

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