Legal Question in DUI Law in Pennsylvania

Re: ARD and moved

that question must be answered by an attorney in Iowa. Some states honor foriegn suspensions related to DUI, some do not. You will not turn your Iowa licnese in at your ARD hearing. You will sign an affidavit stating that you are an out of state driver and giving your information. Pa will then send that on to iowa for poosible action. your privledges in Pa will be suspended until action is taken to get them reinstated. Call if you need help with the ARD in Pa.

Jim

Re: ARD and moved

There is no 'right' to drive. You don't have a right to have a license. Any state can have any rules they want to have that govern their driver's licenses so long as they apply to all people equally.

Therefore, Iowa can have whatever rules and restrictions they want to have in regard to their license restrictions.

If Iowa wants to say that anyone that had an ARD in PA, while possessing an Iowa license, must serve a suspension in Iowa, they can do it.

Sorry for the bad answer.

Re: ARD and moved

Iowa has what they call a "deferred judgment" procedure instead of A.R.D. and Iowa also provides for a temporary restricted license which Pennsylvania does not.

Iowa has a 12 year "look back" period for OWI (Operating While under the Influence) offenses committed in any other state but I couldn't find anything about reciprocity agreements concerning drivers' licenses. My best guess is that since the offense occurred in Pennsylvania and the A.R.D. sentencing is in Pennsylvania, that your probation under A.R.D. will have to be transferred to Iowa. As far as the license suspension, I'm not sure where you are in the process of A.R.D. If your license was already turned into PennDOT, then your suspension may have already been served in Pennsylvania depending on how long it was.