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According to a new Wall Street Journal article, and from the experiences I have seen working out of my law office, people are trying more and more to expunge, or erase their criminal histories. A criminal history creates a unique problem for some charged with a criminal offense in Iowa. Aside from the small exception for [...]

When stopped in Iowa under suspicion of an OWI, the arresting officer will undoubtedly take the suspect to a testing station to administer the Datamaster breath test.  The Datamaster is the more accurate version of the hand-held breath test (called the PBT for preliminary breath test) that is administered in the field.  Although the Datamaster [...]

The State of Iowa has the crime of Public Intoxication, which prohibits that a person be 1) in public and 2) intoxicated (or simulating intoxication). When these criteria are met, the officer can effectuate an arrest and perform a search. There is not a whole lot to add here. The legislature has not defined “intoxication.” [...]