Upon the trial of a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have
been committed by a person while operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321J.2
or 321J.2A, evidence of the alcohol concentration or the presence of a controlled substance
or other drugs in the person’s body at the time of the act alleged as shown by a chemical
analysis of the person’s blood, breath, or urine is admissible. If it is established at trial that an
analysis of a breath specimen was performed by a certified operator using a device intended
to determine alcohol concentration and methods approved by the commissioner of public
safety, no further foundation is necessary for introduction of the evidence.
86 Acts, ch 1220, §15; 95 Acts, ch 48, §19; 98 Acts, ch 1138, §22; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §49\n\nTue Dec 09 22:15:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321J (48, 3)
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Notes of Decisions
State v. Stratmeier, 672 N.W.2d 817 (Iowa 2003).
· cites it 8× “After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we conclude that the procedures for testing did comply with the approved procedures for sampling breath and that the test results should be admissible with no further foundation pursuant to Iowa Code section…”
State v. Kelly, 430 N.W.2d 427 (Iowa 1988).
· cites it 6× “This distinction is recognized in sections 321J.15 and 321J.18. Section 321J.”
State v. Hornik, 672 N.W.2d 836 (Iowa 2003).
· cites it 5× “§ 321J.15; see also State v. Hansen, 203 N.”
Ludtke v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 646 N.W.2d 62 (Iowa 2002).
· cites it 2× “” Finally, the IDOT contends the district court’s conclusion that the first test result would have been admissible in trial be *67 cause it met the terms of Iowa Code section 321J.15 (test admissible if performed by certified operator using device intended to determine alcohol…”
State v. Dulaney, 493 N.W.2d 787 (Iowa 1992).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 321J.15 (“[u]pon the trial óf a .”
State of Iowa v. William Edward Hunt (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 321J.15. The State contends even if a prosecutor does not strictly comply with this statute or related administrative regulations, the evidence is still admissible unless “it can be demonstrated that the test results are so unreliable as to preclude consideration.”
State v. Stohr, 730 N.W.2d 674 (Iowa 2007).
· cites it 6× “Iowa Code section 321J.15 provides: *676 Upon the trial of a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by a person while operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321J.”
State Of Iowa Vs. Aaron Beuford Stohr (Iowa 2007).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code section 321J.15 provides: Upon the trial of a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by a person while operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321J.”
State v. Bechtel, 434 N.W.2d 892 (Iowa Ct. App. 1988).
· cites it 4× “2, evidence of the alcohol concentration or the presence of drugs in the person’s body substances at the time of the act alleged as shown by a chemical analysis of the person’s blood, breath, or urine is admissible.”
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