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Iowa Code § 321J.2A (2026)

Persons under the age of twenty-one

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1. A person who is under the age of twenty-one shall not operate a motor vehicle while\n\nTue Dec 09 22:15:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321J (48, 3) §321J.2A, OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED 6\n\nhaving an alcohol concentration, as defined under section 321J.1, of .02 or more. The driver’s license or nonresident operating privilege of a person who is under the age of twenty-one and who operates a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of .02 or more shall be revoked by the department for the period of time specified under section 321J.12. A revocation under this section shall not preclude a prosecution or conviction under any applicable criminal provisions of this chapter. However, if the person is convicted of a criminal offense under section 321J.2, the revocation imposed under this section shall be superseded by any revocation imposed as a result of the conviction.

2. In any proceeding regarding a revocation under this section, evidence of the results of analysis of a specimen of the defendant’s blood, breath, or urine is admissible upon proof of a proper foundation. The alcohol concentration established by the results of an analysis of a specimen of the defendant’s blood, breath, or urine withdrawn within two hours after the defendant was driving or in physical control of a motor vehicle is presumed to be the alcohol concentration at the time of driving or being in physical control of the motor vehicle. 95 Acts, ch 48, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127 Referred to in §321.12, 321.241, 321A.17, 321J.2B, 321J.5, 321J.6, 321J.8, 321J.9, 321J.10A, 321J.12, 321J.13, 321J.15, 321J.16, 321J.20, 321J.25, 321N.3 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2000–2019 · leading case: Loder v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 622 N.W.2d 513 (Iowa Ct. App. 2000).
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Loder v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 622 N.W.2d 513 (Iowa Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 321J.2A. His license was revoked under that section.”
Garwick v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 611 N.W.2d 286 (Iowa 2000). “Iowa Code § 321J.2A (emphasis added). Clearly, Garwick’s prior loss of his license constituted a “revocation,” and this revocation was indisputably required by a provision of the Iowa Code found in chapter 321J, namely section 321 J.”
Garwick v. Dept. of Transp., Motor Veh., 611 N.W.2d 286 (Iowa 2000). “Iowa Code § 321J.2A (emphasis added). Clearly, Garwick's prior loss of his license constituted a "revocation," and this revocation was indisputably required by a provision of the Iowa Code found in chapter 321J, namely section 321J.”
State of Iowa v. Justin Dennis Hullinger Shields (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “See Iowa Code §§ 321J.2A(1), .8(1)(b). Thus, the statement that his license would be revoked for sixty days if he “failed” the test was not an incorrect statement of the law.”
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State of Iowa v. Justin Dennis Hullinger Shields (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “See Iowa Code §§ 321J.2A(1), .8(1)(b). Thus, the statement that his license would be revoked for sixty days if he “failed” the test was not an incorrect statement of the law.”
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