Hoosier can’t sue BMV for damages related to agency error, Indiana Supreme Court rules

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9 thoughts on “Hoosier can’t sue BMV for damages related to agency error, Indiana Supreme Court rules

  1. Wow…little by little were finding out that we are powerless against government overreach and incompetence.

    If we, as citizens, have no recourse, with a state agency that fails to maintain their records or perform their duties when we as citizens have no way of preventing or rectifying a situation as this, that can have lasting impacts, then we are in serious trouble. If their is no recourse now when it’s a human error. Definitely no chance when AI makes the mistake either.

    1. So the way I read this ruling is if the state hadn’t set up some magical, “let’s fix errors” panel then this guy would’ve had the right sue. I also read into this that because the lawmakers didn’t say you had a right to sue, you can’t sue.

      I can see this ruining being stretched to put the shield government from anything.

  2. The Supreme Court saying inaccuracy of state records doesn’t matter then reliance on those records to make an arrest should not be valid either .

  3. So, a lot of legal reasons as why they can’t be sued. How about just doing the right thing. You should have done better. Make him whole and do better next time

  4. Sounds like he also shouldn’t be driving. If he knew of the error that was pending correction, then he shouldn’t have been driving or at the very least should have been driving cautiously.

    Now I don’t condone the for service of the bmv, but that’s par for the course

    1. I agree that he should have been driving more cautiously, and makes me wonder how many is “multiple times” getting pulled over. But I would also question what more a person can be expected to do after “at least 30 calls to the BMV alongside letters, emails and an in-person visit” to get a record corrected. As much money as the BMV makes selling our personal information, they could hire someone solely to chase down these types of issues to be corrected.

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