This is an online, Iowa-specific legislative and caselaw update. This lesson addresses 2020 amendments to the Iowa Code regarding: 

• Peace Officers.

• CDL Sanctions.

• Controlled Substances.

• Prescription Monitoring.

• Eluding.

• Criminal Acts.

This lesson also provides caselaw updates regarding the following questions: 

• When may an officer stop a car that is registered to someone who does not have a valid driver’s license? 

• What circumstances will provide reasonable suspicion that justifies a traffic stop?

• When may officers enter a home without a search warrant under the “emergency aid” exception to the warrant requirement?