Legal Opinion
Searls v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 13, 1987No. 86-1012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
On November 2, 1984, Jack Searls was arrested for allegedly operating his motor vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Iowa Code section 321.281 (1983). 1 In accordance with chapter 321B, he submitted to chemical testing, the results of which indicated an alcohol concentration of ten hundredths or more. His driving privileges were revoked as required by section 321B.16.
Searls then requested a hearing before the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), not to contest his revocation, but to request a work permit during the pendency of the revocation. Because Searls’ driver’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. BairSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- Lenning v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle DivisionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- State v. StonekingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- State v. TuitjerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
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- Garwick v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle DivisionSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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- Garwick v. DEPT. OF TRANSP., MOTOR VEH.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- State v. Iowa Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1990