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A Temporary Restricted License

Iowa Code § 321J.20 — driving during an OWI revocation, with an ignition interlock on every vehicle

  • The department may issue a temporary restricted license to a person whose license is revoked under the OWI chapter, allowing driving as a class C license allows.
  • It is not issued until an approved ignition interlock device is installed on every vehicle the person drives.
  • It is not available to a driver under eighteen revoked under the under twenty-one section, or to someone suspended for another reason.
  • Iowa Code § 321J.20
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Driving while a license is suspended, denied, revoked or barred for an OWI chapter violation is a serious misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine, and the revocation is extended for a like period.

  • Iowa Code § 321J.21
Sources for this section (2)
  1. Iowa Code § 321J.20 — Temporary restricted license — ignition interlock devices
  2. Iowa Code § 321J.21 — Driving while license suspended, denied, revoked, or barred

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