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Licensing — Driver’s license — Suspension — Refusal to submit to breath test — Lawfulness of arrest

Sep 06th, 2022 in News by admin

Licensing — Driver’s license — Suspension — Refusal to submit to breath test — Lawfulness of arrest — Competent substantial evidence supported conclusion that there was probable cause for licensee’s arrest — Dash cam video did not directly contradict hearing officer’s findings regarding licensee’s driving pattern, indicia of impairment, and poor performance on field sobriety exercises — Hearings — Venue — Administrative rule authorizes hearing officer to conduct hearing telephonically from location other than nearest hearing office assigned to county where arrest occurred or where notice of suspension or disqualification was issued despite venue requirements