State v. Schimanski

Summary

The court held that a forty-five-day license suspension imposed for refusing a chemical sobriety test ends when the statutory period expires, even if the operator has not installed the ignition interlock device required for license restoration. Because the defendant drove two days after that period ended, she was not operating with a suspended license under the charged statute, although her conduct could have violated other provisions requiring ignition-interlock use. The court therefore reversed the conviction and directed dismissal of the information.