Iowa Supreme Court rules that DOT officers are limited to commercial vehicle offenses
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10/22/2018
Iowa Department of Transportation officers overstepped their authority in arresting or issuing speeding tickets to drivers outside of the regulation of commercial vehicles, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.
The ruling could have implications in a pending class-action lawsuit that seeks to recoup the fines and legal fees of thousands of motorists ticketed by Iowa carrier enforcement officers in recent years.
Friday’s finding came in separate 2016 cases in which lower courts split on the issue, with Iowa County judges finding that carrier enforcement officers did have such authority, while a judge in Polk County ruled that IDOT officers did not.
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