Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Iowa

printing possession in town paper

I am from a small town in Ia and when back for break, I was pulled over and was in possession of alcohol and charged so. These citations are published in the town paper and I have a feeling I will have problems with the officer when I ask him to not have my possession displayed in the paper. I am a criminal justice/sociology double major at ISU and I really can't have this information revealed to everyone as I will be fighting this and hopefully not be charged anyway. I just need to know how I could approach this situation to not have it shown and have no problems with him. Is there anything that says my rights, etc. -that is kind of what I am looking for here if you have the time to investigate that for me or tell me where to go...I would really appreciate it! Thanks!


Asked on 12/03/07, 11:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

Re: printing possession in town paper

There's nothing you can do about them being published because it is public record but peoples' attention span is about 12 minutes.

I would suggest that you consider hiring an attorney who is able to make the appropriate contact to get this 'not prosecuted' or alternatively to request a deferred judgment.

You may not believe it but this is pretty common stuff in Iowa and people won't hold it against you after a few years have passed. You can make it into a success story and show how rehabilitated you've become. Some volunteer type work will suffice.

If you were arrested, of course there will be a permanent record of this and you will have to disclose it on a job application if so asked.

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Answered on 12/04/07, 5:33 pm


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