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Is it Legal for Iowa's DOT to Write Tickets?

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Peyton Atzen, a 16-year old student at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, decided to fight a speeding ticket he received from an Iowa DOT officer, citing a 70-year old Iowa Supreme Court case that said DOT officers have limited ticketing authority that does not include speeding or arrests.

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GRESB Results: A Guide to Interpreting and Improving Your Score

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Rank: Based on legal structure (public/private), property type, and geographical location, each entity is placed in a peer group with similar portfolio characteristics and benchmarked against the performance of those peers. GRESB provides an entity’s ranking in a number of different groups (i.e. Challenges vary by asset type.

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GRESB Results: A Guide to Interpreting and Improving Your Score

Stok

Rank: Based on legal structure (public/private), property type, and geographical location, each entity is placed in a peer group with similar portfolio characteristics and benchmarked against the performance of those peers. GRESB provides an entity’s ranking in a number of different groups (i.e. 3: Strengths and Opportunities Per Aspect.

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Are Electronic Toll Collection Systems Subject to Competitive Bidding?

Best Practices Construction Law

I was working in our Virginia office this past week and was amazed at the amount of highway construction at and around Tyson's Corner. Undoubtedly, many legal issues will arise as high-tech companies compete for contracts that offer the likelihood of substantial follow-on business in order to maintain compatibility. As the U.S.

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Homeland Insecurity

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

What became know as “a failure to connect the dots” moved Congress to create an umbrella agency that would serve as a bridge between our domestic law enforcement agencies, the U.S. What, you didn’t know that suspected terrorist wannabes we’re actually watching are legally permitted to buy weapons?

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John Young to Head Nuclear Lobby Group | ENR: Engineering.

ENR Construction

6 after 28 years with the DOT and five years as chief. Kurt Knipp becomes chief operating officer of Environmental Systems Design Inc. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. -->. Associations. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus. -->. Interviews.

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Snapchat This! That Little Green Card is Pretty Important Says One Court

Best Practices Construction Law

The attorney for GDOT admitted in court that the notice letter received by the Commissioner of GDOT was then sent internally by the Commissioner’s office to the Risk Management Division, which then sent the acknowledgement letter. The green card submitted showed proof of delivery to the Commissioner of GDOT.

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