This is an online, Iowa-specific legal studies course. The lesson addresses recent court decisions providing guidance to Iowa law enforcement officers regarding the following questions:

• When will officers have reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle for suspected narcotics trafficking?

• When will misleading statements in a warrant affidavit invalidate the warrant?

• What evidence will provide probable cause to search a house for suspected narcotics trafficking?

• Do officers with probable cause to make an arrest face any civil liability if their motivation for the arrest is retaliation for the person’s speech?

• When a driver suspected of DWI is unconscious and cannot be given a breath test, may an officer obtain a warrantless blood draw from the driver?