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

The question in the present case is whether a district court has the authority to modify the driving bar period for a licensed driver who has previously been adjudicated an habitual offender pursuant to Iowa Code section 321.555(1) (1989). We conclude it does not and sustain the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) petition for writ of certiorari challenging the legality of the district court’s order.

On April 20,1990, Scott Tigner was adjudicated an habitual offender pursuant to section 321.555(1) following a series of convictions for driving while his license was suspended. The district…