State v. Iowa District Court

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Section 7 of House File 2472, enacted by the legislature in 1984, in relevant part removed from judicial magistrates jurisdiction over first offense violations of Iowa Code section 321.281 (1983), operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or drugged. 1 District court, the Honorable Newt Draheim presiding, held this provision unconstitutional, concluding it violated the single subject, sufficiency of title provision of the Iowa Constitution. See Iowa Const, art. Ill, § 29. We affirm. 2

House File 2472 became effective July 1, 1984. In section 7 the legislature struck…