Iowa Administrative Code

159.12(1) Requirements. A person subject to testing in the 24/7 program is required to do all of the following: a. Abstain from all alcohol and controlled substances while enrolled in the program. If a person has been issued a prescription for a controlled substance, the person m…

159.20(1) Methods. The following methods and procedures shall be used to collect samples or perform testing to determine the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance in the person’s breath or bodily fluid. a. Evidentiary breath testing devices and methods as described in rul…

159.30(1) Enrollment fee. A person subject to testing shall pay an enrollment fee of $30 for each enrollment in the program. A person may be ordered or required to enroll in the program more than once, and the enrollment fee is required for each enrollment. 159.30(2) Fees for tes…

for each test. The fees are established at the minimum level needed to purchase supplies and equipment and to cover the costs of administering the program. 159.40(1) Determination of indigency. A person subject to testing who requests a determination of indigency for purposes of …

24/7 program. The designated stakeholder group for the 24/7 program shall be the Iowa impaired driving coalition. Representatives of other public or private groups may request to be added to the 24/7 program stakeholder group. 159.50(1) Duties. The 24/7 program stakeholder group …

jurisdiction to create a grant program account for the purpose of accepting public and private grant funds, gifts and donations to support the 24/7 program of the participating jurisdiction. The funds in the account shall be considered public funds and shall be subject to the rul…

pseudoephedrine, as required in 2005 Iowa Acts, Senate File 169, may be recorded in any electronic format, provided that the retailer maintaining the logbook provides to any peace officer a printed copy of the information required to be maintained in the same manner as would be p…

penalty upon a retailer or employee of a retailer of products containing pseudoephedrine for a violation of the provisions of 2005 Iowa Acts, Senate File 169, the city or county which has enforced the civil penalty shall report the following information to the Director, Iowa Divi…

permanent, used by the general public.

passenger loading zones that serve a particular building shall be located on the shortest possible accessible circulation route to an accessible entrance of the building. In separate parking structures or lots that do not serve a particular building, parking spaces for persons wi…

18.3(1) Single space. Parking spaces for persons with disabilities shall be at least 96 inches wide and shall have an adjacent access aisle 60 inches wide minimum (see Figure 1). Parking vehicle overhangs shall not reduce the clear width of an accessible circulation route. Parkin…

18.4(1) Passenger loading zones shall provide an access aisle at least 48 inches wide and 20 feet long adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space (see Figure 2). Vehicle standing spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 1:50 in all directi…

reserved for persons with disabilities by a sign meeting the following requirements established in Iowa Code section 321L.6: 18.5(1) Each persons with disabilities parking sign shall have the international symbol of accessibility in white on a blue background. 18.5(2) Each person…

parking facilities. 18.6(1) At least 2 percent of the total parking spaces in any off-street nonresidential parking facility available to the public shall be designated as spaces for persons with disabilities, rounded to the nearest whole number of parking spaces for persons with…

buildings and facilities, temporary and permanent, which are residences and which provide ten or more tenant parking spaces, excluding extended health care facilities, shall designate at least one parking space for persons with disabilities as needed for each individual dwelling …

street parking areas within city business districts shall be as required by Iowa Code section 321L.5. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 321L. [Filed 6/22/90, Notice 1/10/90—published 7/11/90, effective 8/15/90] [Filed emergency 7/20/90—published 8/8/90, effe…

highway safety program sponsored by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under the responsibility of the governor. 20.1(1) The governor designated the commissioner of the department of public safety as the governor’s highway safety representative for Iowa and established the depa…

coordinated federal, state and local effort to reduce traffic-related deaths, injuries, and property damage crashes. [ARC 0020D, IAB 1/21/26, effective 2/25/26]

20.3(1) The governor’s traffic safety bureau develops and prepares the state’s highway safety plan based on evaluation of highway crashes and traffic safety problems within the state. 20.3(2) The governor’s traffic safety bureau encourages and assists local units of government in…

20.4(1) Allocation of federally appropriated funds administered by the governor’s traffic safety bureau pursuant to 23 U.S.C. Section 402 are based on: (1) federally mandated projects; and (2) high- fatality and personal-injury crash causations and locations. Note: The governor’s…

20.5(1) All approved programs funded by the governor’s traffic safety bureau are administered in compliance with the current version of the Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Policies and Procedures Manual located on the department of public safety’s website at dps.iowa.gov/gt…

22.1(1) Regulations. a. Motor carrier safety regulations. The department of public safety adopts the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 49 CFR Parts 385, 386 and 390-399 (October 1, 2025). b. Hazardous materials regulations. The department of public safety adopts the Feder…

22.10(1) Requirements. Every motor carrier operating under a motor carrier permit, except for those motor carriers transporting unprocessed agricultural and horticultural products and livestock, will issue a bill of lading or receipt on the date freight is received for shipment. …

661—22.1(321): “Any requirements which impose any restrictions upon a person” as used in Iowa Code section 321.449(6) means the requirements in 49 CFR Parts 391 and 395. “Driver age qualifications” as used in Iowa Code section 321.449(3) means the age qualifications in 49 CFR 391…

22.3(1) The following intrastate vehicle operations are exempt from the motor carrier safety regulations concerning inspection in 49 CFR 396.17 as adopted in rule 661—22.1(321): a. Implements of husbandry including nurse tanks as defined in Iowa Code section 321.1. b. Special mob…

rule 661—22.1(321): 22.4(1) Pursuant to Iowa Code section 321.450(3), “retail dealers of fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides and their employees while delivering fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides to farm customers within a one-hundred-mile radius of thei…

22.5(1) New motor carrier safety audits. Peace officers in the commercial motor vehicle unit of the department of public safety will perform safety audits of new motor carriers and have the authority to enter a motor carrier’s place of business for the purpose of performing these…

hazardous material in violation of an out-of-service order issued by an Iowa peace officer. An out-of- service order for noncompliance is issued when either the vehicle operator is not qualified to operate the vehicle or the vehicle is unsafe to be operated until required repairs…

will carry at all times a notarized statement of employment. The statement includes the following: 1. The driver’s name, address and social security number; 2. The name, address and telephone number of the driver’s pre-July 29, 1996, employer; 3. A statement, signed by the pre-Ju…

the planting and harvesting period pertaining to agricultural operations is January 1 through December 31. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.449 and 321.450. [ARC 9571C, IAB 9/17/25, effective 10/22/25]

Before any motor vehicle is placed in service, the motor vehicle will be clearly marked with letters and figures large enough to be easily read at a distance of 50 feet and in a color in contrast to the background. These markings will be painted on each side of the motor vehicle …

objects for religious reasons to using a reflective device that complies with the standards of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, the vehicle may be identified by an alternative reflective device that is in compliance with the following: 23.1(1) The alternative refle…

following standards are minimum safety requirements for the movement of implements of husbandry on a roadway. 24.1(1) Towing standard. No power unit operated by a retail seller or manufacturer shall tow more than one implement of husbandry, except those implements of husbandry th…

661—251.204(100B): “Emergency incident” means any incident involving a fire or other hazardous situation to which personnel of a fire department respond. “NFPA” means the National Fire Protection Association. “Structural firefighting” means firefighting in a hazardous environment…

the training requirements identified in the job performance requirements for the firefighter I classification in NFPA 1010 – 2024 edition, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Fire Fighters, based on the current edition adopted by the fire service training bureau, prior to…

than structural firefighting at an emergency incident will have received training based on the duties the member might perform at an emergency incident. Training to meet this requirement may be provided by the fire service training bureau, a community college, a regional fire tra…

of continuing training annually, which may include but is not limited to the following subject matter areas: 1. Personal protective equipment and respiratory protection. 2. Structural firefighting techniques, including standard operating policies and procedures or standard operat…

individual member of the department who participates in emergency incidents. These training records will identify, for all training completed by the individual firefighter, the person or persons who provided the training, the dates during which the training was completed, the loc…

FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION

MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS

the fire service training bureau of the state fire marshal division a firefighter certification program for the state of Iowa, known as the certification and accreditation program. The certification and accreditation program is accredited by the National Board on Fire Service Pro…

are based upon nationally recognized standards established by the NFPA. Certification at each level in the Iowa fire service certification system results in national certification. 251.202(1) Firefighter. a. Firefighter I. Certification as a firefighter I is based upon the requir…

251.203(1) The fee for each certification is $50. These fees can be found on the fire service training bureau’s website and also within the publication Certification Procedures Guide for each level of certification, published by the fire service training bureau. The information i…

251.204(1) Certification. Upon completion of the requirements for certification, the applicant’s name will be entered into the Iowa certification database maintained by the fire service training bureau for the respective level of certification and into the certification databases…