Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Sep 23, 2019
BOBBY J. CARTER, Petitioner-Appellant vs. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
Bobby J. Carter appealed the dismissal of his petition for review of the suspension of his driving privileges by the Director of Revenue (DOR). Carter's commercial and base driving privileges were suspended after a DWI arrest. He argued that the trial court erred in dismissing his petition because the DOR's notice was conflicting and denied his due process rights, asserting a conflict between statutory appeal deadlines. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, holding that the 15-day appeal period from the mailing of the administrative decision is controlling and that the DOR's notice was not misleading regarding the different deadlines for commercial and base driving privileges.