Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Aug 29, 2019
TYLER J. ROMINES, Petitioner-Respondent vs. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Appellant
The Director of Revenue appealed a trial court's judgment reinstating Tyler J. Romines's driving privileges, which had been revoked for refusing a chemical test after a DWI arrest. The Director argued the trial court misapplied the law by requiring proof that Romines was "actually driving while intoxicated" instead of the statutory standard of "reasonable grounds to believe" he was driving while intoxicated. The appellate court agreed, reversed the trial court's judgment, and remanded the case with instructions to apply the correct legal analysis.