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

CARTER, Justice.

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) challenges via an original certiorari action an order of the district court granting a temporary restricted license to Kevin J. Maher, whose operating privileges had been revoked for six years under Iowa Code section 321J.4(3)(a) (1989) after conviction of a third offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. It is a contention of IDOT that the scope of the temporary restricted license issued to Maher was too broad in that it permitted him to operate a motor vehicle not only to the extent necessary to maintain his present…