Title VIII, TRANSPORTATION (Ch. 306 - 330B)

Except as provided in section 321.159 , a motor vehicle shall not be registered in this state unless the manufacturer of the vehicle has furnished, in compliance with section 321.157 , the list price and weight of the model of the motor vehicle that is offered for registration. […

1. The department shall have the power to fix the annual registration fee on all makes and models of motor vehicles which are not now being furnished or upon which the statement from the factory cannot be obtained. 2. For a current year model of a motor vehicle for which the manu…

1. When the department is authorized or required to give notice under this chapter or any other law regulating the operation of vehicles, unless a different method of giving notice is expressly prescribed, notice shall be given either by personal delivery to the person to be so n…

1. The department shall maintain a statement showing all the different makes and models of motor vehicles previously registered in the department, and all the different makes and models of motor vehicles, statements of which have been filed in the office by the manufacturers as p…

The department shall annually, and at such other times as new makes or models of motor vehicles are offered for sale or sold in this state, fix the value and weight of each of the different makes and models of motor vehicles which are sold or offered for sale within the state. Th…

The value shall be fixed at the next even one hundred dollars above the retail list price F.O.B. the factory, and the weight shall be fixed at the next even one hundred pounds above the manufacturer’s shipping weight or the actual weight of the vehicle fully equipped. [C24, 27, 3…

The director shall have authority to arrange with the director of the department of corrections to furnish such supplies as may be made at the state institutions. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4977; C39, § 5012.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.165 ] 83 Acts, ch 96, …

Vehicle registration plates shall conform to the following specifications: 1. a. Registration plates shall be of metal and of a size not to exceed six inches by twelve inches, except that the size of plates issued for use on autocycles, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, motorcycle…

The department, upon requisition by the county treasurer, shall provide vehicle registration plates, validation stickers, and emblems as required for the administration of this chapter . Vehicle registration plates and validation stickers shall be provided to the county treasurer…

Thereafter, during the year, the department, upon requisition of the county treasurer, shall deliver additional number plates. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4980; C39, § 5012.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.168 ]

The department shall keep an accurate record of all number plates issued to each county, and shall also keep a record showing the assignment thereof by the county treasurer to motor vehicles. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4981; C39, § 5012.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81…

It is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 2 , for any person to drive or move or for an owner knowingly to permit to be driven or moved upon the highway a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this chapter which is…

The department shall furnish, on application, free of charge, distinguishing plates for motor vehicles exempted from annual registration fees and shall keep a separate record thereof. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4982; C39, § 5012.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.1…

All number plates issued shall be and remain the property of the state. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4983; C39, § 5012.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.171 ]

1. A person, except those expressly exempted, shall not operate any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person has a driver’s license issued by the department valid for the vehicle’s operation. 2. a. A person operating a commercial motor vehicle shall not have m…

A person shall not operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state with an expired driver’s license. 97 Acts, ch 108, §11 ; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9 Referred to in §805.8A(4)(b) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A , subsection 4

The following persons are exempt from driver’s licensing requirements: 1. Any person while operating a military motor vehicle in the service of the armed forces of the United States. 2. Any person while operating a farm tractor or implement of husbandry to or from the home farm b…

The following operators are exempt from the commercial driver’s license requirements: 1. A farmer or a person working for a farmer while operating a covered farm vehicle as defined in the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act , Pub. L. No. 112-141, §32934 . Th…

1. The department shall, upon application and payment of the required fee, issue a restricted commercial driver’s license to a person who is employed in a designated farm-related service industry if the person qualifies for a restricted commercial driver’s license under 49 C.F.R.…

The department shall not issue a driver’s license: 1. To any person who is under the age of eighteen years except as provided in section 321.180B . However, the department may issue a driver’s license to certain minors as provided in section 321.178 or 321.194 , or a driver’s lic…

1. Approved course. a. An approved driver education course as programmed by the department shall consist of at least thirty clock hours of classroom instruction, of which no more than one hundred eighty minutes shall be provided to a student in a single day, and six or more clock…

1. Teaching parent. As an alternative to the driver education requirements under section 321.178 , a teaching parent may instruct a student in a driver education course that meets the requirements of this section and provide evidence that the requirements under this section have …

The motorcycle rider education fund is established in the office of the treasurer of state. The moneys credited to the fund are appropriated to the state department of transportation to be used to establish new motorcycle rider education courses and reimburse sponsors of motorcyc…

Every motor vehicle, trailer, and semitrailer when driven or moved upon a highway shall be subject to the registration provisions of this chapter except: 1. Any such vehicle driven or moved upon a highway in conformance with the provisions of this chapter relating to manufacturer…

1. a. (1) A person who is at least eighteen years of age and who, except for the person’s lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would be qualified to obtain a driver’s license, shall, upon meeting the requirements of section 321.186 other than a driving demonstration,…

1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter , a person with a physical disability, who is not suffering from a convulsive disorder and who can provide a favorable medical report, whose license renewal has been denied under section 321.177, subsection 6 or 7 , or whose dri…

Persons under age eighteen shall not be issued a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle except under the provisions of this section . However, the department may issue restricted work and special minor’s restricted licenses to certain minors as provided in sections 321.178 …

The department may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a driver’s license permitting the applicant to operate a motor vehicle while the department is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the applicant’s privilege to receive the driver’s…

Every applicant for a driver’s license shall do all of the following: 1. a. Make application on a form provided by the department which shall include the applicant’s full name, signature, current mailing address, current residential address, date of birth, social security number,…

1. A person who applies for a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card or for renewal of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, and who is required by 50 U.S.C. app. §451 et seq. to register with the United States selective service system, shall be …

1. Consent required. The application of an unmarried person under the age of eighteen years for a driver’s license shall contain the verified consent and confirmation of the applicant’s birthday by either parent of the applicant, the guardian of the applicant, or a person having …

The department upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the persons who signed the application of a minor for a license shall cancel such license and shall not issue a new license until such time as a new application, duly signed and verified, is made as required by …

1. The department may examine every new applicant for a driver’s license or any person holding a valid driver’s license when the department has reason to believe that the person may be physically or mentally incompetent to operate a motor vehicle, or whose driving record appears …

1. An applicant for a new or renewed driver’s license need not take a vision test administered by the department if the applicant files with the department a vision report signed by a licensed vision specialist in accordance with this section . 2. An applicant for such a new or r…

1. The department shall examine applicants for driver’s licenses. Examiners of the department shall wear an identifying badge and uniform provided by the department. 2. The department may by rule designate community colleges established under chapter 260C and other third-party te…

1. The department shall make every effort to accommodate a commercial driver’s license applicant’s need to arrange an appointment for a driving skills test at an established test site other than where the applicant passed the required knowledge test. The department shall report t…

1. The department shall adopt rules to administer commercial driver’s licenses in compliance with the procedures set forth in 49 C.F.R. §383.73 . Before the department issues, renews, or upgrades a commercial driver’s license and in addition to the requirements of section 321.182…

1. Classification and issuance. a. Upon payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to every qualified applicant a driver’s license. Driver’s licenses shall be classified as follows: (1) Class A — Valid for the operation of vehicles with a gross combination weight rat…

1. The department may issue undercover driver’s licenses to certified peace officers employed by a local authority or by the state or federal law enforcement officers for use in the line of duty when a fictitious identity is necessary. The department, in cooperation with the comm…

A person selling at retail new implements of husbandry with a retail list price in excess of five thousand dollars upon which the manufacturer has affixed a vehicle identification number, shall maintain for ten years a record of the number, the name and address of the purchaser, …

1. a. The following vehicles are exempted from the payment of the registration fees imposed by this chapter , except as provided for urban transit companies in subsection 2 , but are not exempt from the penalties provided in this chapter : (1) All vehicles owned or leased for a p…

1. Application for and contents of card. a. The department shall, upon application and payment of the required fee, issue to an applicant a nonoperator’s identification card. To be valid the card shall bear a distinguishing number other than a social security number assigned to t…

1. Instruction permits. The fee for an instruction permit, other than a special instruction permit, chauffeur’s instruction permit, or commercial learner’s permit, is six dollars. The fee for a special instruction permit is ten dollars. The fee for a chauffeur’s instruction permi…

1. a. As provided by rule, the department may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to the type of motor vehicle or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or other restrictions applicable…

1. Application — persons eligible. The department may issue a special minor’s restricted license to an applicant between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years if the applicant meets all of the following conditions: a. The applicant holds an instruction permit issued by the depa…

A fee of ten dollars shall be charged for the replacement of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card. If a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the license or card was issued must …