OWIs are the most common middle-of-the night phone call our office gets. Drivers who have been detained under suspicion of operating while intoxicated always want to know — should I blow? There are are a number of things to consider when deciding whether or not to submit to Iowa DUI breath tests. Law enforcement uses…
Polk County, Iowa — A defendant charged with OWI, First Offense, was ineligible for a deferred judgment because of a DataMaster result in excess of .15. Attorney Katie Sears successfully argued that because of a section 804.20 violation, the test refusal was invalid and should be suppressed. With the test refusal suppressed, we were able…
Iowa’s Boating While Intoxicated laws are basically the same as Iowa’s OWI drunk driving laws. If you’ve been charged with Boating OWI (operating a motorboat or a sailboat while under the influence of drugs or alcohol,) you’re facing a lot of the same consequences that you’d be facing for DUI. You have a right not…
Second OWI If you’ve been convicted of one other OWI (Iowa’s DUI) offense in the last twelve years and are being charged with OWI now, this is your “OWI, second offense.” (By way of comparison, if you’ve had another OWI before, but the conviction happened more than twelve years ago, you’re getting charged with first…
Polk County Iowa First OWI Attorney If you’ve been charged with an OWI for the first time (an OWI is what Iowa calls a DUI), you’re facing a lot. You need a criminal defense attorney who can review your case to see if some evidence could get suppressed or if the case could even be…
If you’ve been charged with an Iowa OWI — operating while intoxicated, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, whatever — here are some forms and laws that you might find relevant to your defense and to your alleged offense. DOT Request for DOT Hearing to Contest License Revocation Request for Temporary Restricted License / Work Permit OWI…
OWI 1stOWI 2ndOWI 3rdWhat can a DUI Lawyer do for me? A DUI attorney can: Meet you at the police station after your arrest and advise you about whether you should take the Datamaster test or not Offer you a free initial consultation so that you can determine whether you want to establish an attorney-client…