In Iowa, a person can have their driver’s license taken from them in a number of ways. For example, a person can be suspended for non-payment of fines, revoked for an operating while intoxicated test refusal or result over the legal limit of drugs and/or alcohol, or barred for other serious violations. It’s important to […]
GRL Law received a ruling today that suppressed the results of a breath test taken by a CDL holder. We discovered the officer made a mistake during the implied consent advisory. He advised the driver that a test failure results in a one-year disqualification, but a refusal results in a lifetime ban on his commercial […]
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Cedar Rapids police officers arrested a commercial truck driver for sleeping in his vehicle in a parking lot. They charged him with operating while intoxicated since being in control of a motor vehicle that has its engine running technically qualifies as “operation” under Iowa law. Understandably upset with his situation, […]
“GRL Law went above and beyond my expectations. I thought my best outcome was a lesser charge but I was blown away when I got a complete dismissal. Thank you so much!”
A Mitchell County client was arrested and charged with OWI. Upon review of the jail video it was discovered that Client requested to call his attorney when asked to either consent or refuse to the Datamaster. In response the officer told Client that he had to make a decision first, then he could call his […]
The State cited our client for using a smart phone while driving a commercial motor vehicle. We were prepared to defend the case on the merits when the county attorney realized our client was not using the phone for communication or texting but rather the GPS app. The State moved to dismiss the day before […]
The State cited our client for a log book violation discovered during a weigh scale inspection. We defended the case on the merits, but also raised challenges to the DOT officer’s notarization of the complaint at the close of the state’s case. The trial court just issued a ruling on our motion for judgment of […]
The State cited our client for driving an unsafe vehicle after the trailer detached from his rig while on the highway. The evidence showed the kingpin likely failed after the driver’s last inspection. We defended the case on the merits, but also raised challenges to the citation process and notarization at the close of the […]
GRL Law secures yet another dismissal for a CDL driver. DOT enforcement stopped our client for driving past an open scale. The officer conducted a Level I inspection and ultimately cited her for multiple violations. Plea negotiations ended abruptly when the officer refused to cut any slack. So we tried all four charges to the […]
I contacted Colin Murphy for a speeding ticket in Iowa. He was very detailed and extremely knowledgeable about Iowa statutes regarding my speeding ticket. We appealed to a higher court and the ticket was dismissed. I would recommend Colin Murphy for any traffic violation in Iowa.
