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Uncertified Officer with Uncertified Preliminary Breath Test Results in OWI Being Avoided and Driving Privileges Saved

May 21, 2020

Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa. GRL Law's client was charged with Operating While Intoxicated and faced a 6 month license suspension and up to one year in jail. During the discovery phase of the case, GRL Law uncovered that the initial investigating and arresting officer was not a certified police officer in the state of Iowa at the time of the investigation. The officer had recently moved to Iowa after being a State Trooper in the state of Washington. Iowa law requires that officers who investigate operating while intoxicated offenses be certified in the Iowa procedures and protocols. On...

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Trooper's Misstatement About Iowa OWI's Impact on Out of State License, Saves Client!

May 19, 2020

Ames, Story County, Iowa. Iowa State Patrol Trooper's misstatement of impact of Iowa Operating While Intoxicated charge on Minnesota driving privileges results in exclusion of breath test refusal and avoidance of Operating While Intoxicated charge. The Trooper improperly informed GRL Law's client that an OWI in Iowa would only impact his Iowa driving privileges. This was not accurate. Most states, including Minnesota, will revoke a driver's driving privileges upon proof of a violation occurring in another state. Because the arresting Trooper misstated the consequences to the client's driving privileges, the decision to decline the breath test at the station...

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Operating While Intoxicated Avoided - License Saved

May 18, 2020

Altoona, Polk County, Iowa. OWI 1st offense amended to reckless driving and driving privileges spared. GRL Law's client was pulled over for speeding leaving Prairie Meadows Casino. Client respectfully invoked her rights, refused field sobriety testing and requested an opportunity to consult with an attorney before making a decision to take or refuse the breath test. The officer prematurely interrupted and terminated client's attempt to contact an attorney which resulted in the prosecution agreeing to exclude her subsequent refusal of the breath test. Given the officer's testimony at the Department of Transportation license suspension hearing, the prosecution agreed to...

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