Park
Park v. Valverde
Opinion
lead Opinion
Moore, J.
Sung Jin Park (Park) was pulled over in a traffic stop because outdated police records erroneously reflected that the vehicle he was driving was stolen. The police officer then observed that Park showed signs of intoxication, and ultimately arrested him for drunk driving. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspended Park’s license for a year, because of a prior drunk driving infraction on his record.
*880 Park claims that the DMV, in its administrative proceedings, and the trial court, on review of those administrative proceedings, both erred in failing to apply the exclusionary rule to suppress the evidence of intoxication. According to Park, People v. Ramirez (1983) 34 Cal.3d 541 [ 194 Cal.Rptr. 454 , 668 P.2d 761 ] (Ramirez), requires that such evidence be suppressed when the police rely on incorrect information in police records. Ramirez has to do with the application of the exclusionary rule in criminal proceedings, not administrative proceedings. We see no reason, on the facts of this case, to extend the application of the exclusionary rule as expressed in Ramirez to the DMV’s administrative license suspension proceedings. We affirm the judgment.