Locate.Plus.Com, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Transportation

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• stating statutory interpretation is normally a judicial function, except when the legislature has “clearly” delegated the authority to interpret a statute to an agency
• noting the IDOT maintains all motor vehicle records in Iowa, including personal information people disclose when obtaining a license or registering a vehicle
• “Congress also sought to curb the common practice by many states of selling information in motor vehicle records to businesses, marketers, and individuals.”
• “Generally, the express mention of one thing in a statute implies the exclusion of others. Thus, when a legislative body delineates exceptions, it is presumed that no others were created or intended.” (Citations omitted.)
• statutory interpretation “is a legal question for the courts, not for agencies”
• “An agency relationship results only when there is an understanding between the parties that creates a fiduciary relationship under which the fiduciary is subject to the directions of the principal and acts on account of the principal.”

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