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Friday, April 25, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "ACLU to appeal loss in BMV case"
A story today in the Indianapolis Star via the AP reports:
The ACLU of Indiana will appeal a court ruling that allows the state to revoke driver's licenses if information on them doesn't match Social Security records.Marion Superior Court Judge Kenneth Johnson on Wednesday denied the ACLU's request to halt the Bureau of Motor Vehicles' invalidation process. The BMV has a strong interest in maintaining accurate records to reduce fraud and identity theft, Johnson said in the ruling.
But state law and the Indiana Constitution do not allow the BMV to revoke licenses just because records don't match, said Ken Falk, legal director for the ACLU of Indiana. Falk said Thursday he would appeal the ruling.
"The BMV has to follow the law," he said. "The BMV can't decide on its own how it's going to prevent fraud."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 25, 2008 11:16 AM
Posted to Ind. Trial Ct. Decisions