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

TERNUS, Justice.

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) filed a petition for writ of certiorari, challenging the district court’s order restoring Edward Kayser’s eligibility for a driver’s license. The DOT claims the court acted illegally because the statute authorizing the court’s action, Iowa Code section 321J.4(3)(b) (1995), had been repealed prior to the court’s order. We conclude the district court lacked authority to restore Kayser’s license eligibility. Therefore, we sustain the writ.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The defendant in the underlying criminal case, Edward Kayser,…