Iowa Department of Transportation v. Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County

The issue raised in this case is whether the statutory scheme regarding the issuance of temporary restricted licenses for habitual offenders pursuant to Iowa Code sections 321.215(2) and 321J.4(8) (1997) is irrational and violated the equal protection clauses of the federal and state constitutions. See U.S. Const, amend. XIV, § 1; Iowa Const, art. I, § 6. The district court found the statutory scheme unconstitutional. We disagree and sustain the writ of certiorari.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The licensee, Paul Daniel, was adjudicated an habitual offender because he had two…