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

1. Any peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by means of portable or stationary scales and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nea…

1. The owner of a motor truck, truck tractor, or road tractor, if the owner’s operation has not resulted in a conviction or action pending under this section , may increase the gross weight registration of the vehicle to a higher gross weight registration by payment of one-twelft…

1. A vehicle which is a model year 1999 or later vehicle shall not operate on a highway of this state with a retractable axle unless the weight on the retractable axle can only be adjusted by means of a manual device located on the vehicle that is not accessible to the operator o…

An owner changing a vehicle’s registration from apportioned registration under chapter 326 to registration under this chapter shall be entitled to a credit on the vehicle’s annual registration fees under this chapter . The credit may be allowed when the owner surrenders to the co…

1. If ownership of a vehicle is transferred by operation of law upon inheritance, devise or bequest, dissolution decree, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, foreclosure or execution sale, abandoned vehicle sale, or when the engine of a motor vehicle is replaced by another …

1. a. Local authorities with respect to a highway under their jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon the highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon the highway for a total period of not to exceed ni…

The local authority enacting any ordinance or resolution authorized under section 321.471 shall erect and maintain signs designating the ordinance or resolution at each end of that portion of any highway or at the location of any bridge or culvert affected thereby, and the ordina…

1. Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as to the weight thereof, on designated highways, which prohibitions and limitatio…

1. The department shall have authority, as granted to local authorities, to determine by resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles, except implements of husbandry as defined in section 321.1 , implements of husbandry loaded on hauling units for transporti…

1. a. Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which said highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving, or moving of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a …

1. A member of the state patrol of the department of public safety is authorized to do any of the following: a. Stop any motor vehicle or trailer on the highways for the purposes of weighing and inspection, to weigh and inspect the same and to enforce the provisions of the motor …

1. The department may designate by resolution certain of its employees upon each of whom there is conferred the authority of a peace officer to investigate and enforce all of the following: a. Laws relating to motor vehicle records, documents, credentials, procedures, and revenue…

Prior to entering upon the discharge of the employee’s duties as such peace officer, each of said designated employees shall furnish to the department a surety bond to the state in the sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the peace officer’s dut…

The department shall supply each of said employees so designated with a badge of authority, bearing a serial number, which shall be conspicuously displayed by the employee while in the performance of the employee’s duties as such peace officer. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 7…

1. a. When the transferee of a vehicle is a dealer who holds the vehicle for resale and operates the vehicle only for purposes incident to a resale and displays a dealer plate on the vehicle or does not drive such vehicle or permit it to be driven upon the highways, such transfer…

Nothing in sections 321.476 through 321.479 shall be so construed as to limit or impair the authority or duties of other peace officers in the enforcement of the motor vehicle laws or any portion thereof. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.481 ] 2020 Acts, ch …

It is a simple misdemeanor for a person to do an act forbidden or to fail to perform an act required by this chapter unless the violation is by this chapter or other law of this state declared to be a serious or aggravated misdemeanor or a felony. Chapter 232 has no application i…

Notwithstanding section 321.482 , a person who is convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321.256 , 321.257 , section 321.275, subsection 4 , section 321.276 , 321.297 , 321.298 , 321.299 , 321.302 , 321.303 , 321.304 , 321.305 , 321.306 , 321.307 , 321.311…

Any person who is convicted of a violation of this chapter which constitutes a felony, and for which another punishment is not otherwise provided, is guilty of a class “D” felony. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §5081; C39, § 5036.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.483 ]…

1. It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law. 2. The owner of a vehicle shall not be held responsible f…

1. Whenever a peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated any provision of this chapter punishable as a simple, serious, or aggravated misdemeanor, such officer may: a. Immediately arrest such person and take the person before a magistrate; or b. With…

When bond or bail is required under section 811.2 to guarantee appearance for any offense charged under this chapter , the following nonexclusive forms shall be permitted subject to the following limitations: 1. A current guaranteed arrest bond certificate as defined in section 3…

1. Any person willfully violating a citation to appear in court given as provided in this chapter , is guilty of a simple misdemeanor, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which the person was cited. Venue shall be in the county where the defendant was to appear or in…

The provisions of this chapter shall govern all peace officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of this chapter for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed in this chapter shall not be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law fo…

No record of the conviction of any person for any violation of this chapter shall be admissible as evidence in any court in any civil action. [C39, § 5037.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.489 ]

1. Except as provided in section 321.52 , if an application for transfer of registration and certificate of title is not submitted to any county treasurer within thirty days of the date of assignment or transfer of title, or within thirty days of the date of delivery to the purch…

The conviction of a person upon a charge of violating any provision of this chapter or other traffic regulation less than a felony shall not affect or impair the credibility of such person as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding. [C39, § 5037.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,…

1. Every district judge, district associate judge, and judicial magistrate shall keep a full record of every case in which a person is charged with any violation of this chapter or of any other law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways. 2. a. Within ten days after the …

1. A peace officer is authorized to stop a vehicle to require exhibition of the driver’s license of the driver, to serve a summons or memorandum of traffic violation, to inspect the condition of the vehicle, to inspect the vehicle with reference to size, weight, cargo, log book, …

A political subdivision or agency of the state shall not order, mandate, require, or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, suggest to a peace officer employed by the political subdivision or agency that the peace officer shall issue a certain number of traffic citations, p…

The state or a political subdivision of the state shall not use an unmanned aerial vehicle for traffic law enforcement. 2014 Acts, ch 1111, §1

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Owner” means the person to whom the certificate of title for the vehicle has been issued or assigned or to whom a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate of origin for the vehicle has been delivered or assigned. However, if the vehicle is le…

1. The acceptance by any nonresident of this state of the privileges extended by the laws of this state to nonresident operators or owners of operating a motor vehicle, or having the same operated, within this state shall be deemed to be all of the following: a. An agreement by t…

All local officials charged with the administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be governed in their official acts by the rules promulgated by the department. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §5005; C39, § 5000.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.5 ] Referred to …

1. A security interest in a vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state, except trailers whose empty weight is two thousand pounds or less, and except new or used vehicles held by a dealer or manufacturer as inventory for sale, is perfected by the delivery to any…

The original notice of suit filed with the director of transportation against a nonresident shall be in form and substance the same as provided in rule of civil procedure 1.1901 , form 2, Iowa court rules. [C31, 35, §5079-d13; C39, § 5038.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, …

The plaintiff in any action against a nonresident shall cause the original notice of suit to be served by doing all of the following: 1. By filing a copy of the original notice of suit with the director, together with a fee of two dollars. 2. By mailing to the defendant, and to e…

The notification, provided for in section 321.501 , shall be in substantially the following form, to wit: To ........................ (Here insert the name of each defendant and the defendant’s residence or last known place of abode as definitely as known.) You will take notice t…

In lieu of mailing the notification described in section 321.502 to the defendant in a foreign state, the plaintiff may cause the notification to be personally served in the foreign state on the defendant by any adult person not a party to the suit, by delivering the notification…

Proof of the filing of a copy of said original notice of suit with the director, and proof of the mailing or personal delivery of said notification to said nonresident shall be made by affidavit of the party doing said acts. All affidavits of service shall be endorsed upon or att…

The provisions of this chapter relative to service of original notice of suit on nonresidents shall not be deemed to prevent actual personal service in this state upon the nonresident in the time, manner, form, and under the conditions provided for service on residents. [C31, 35,…

Actions against nonresidents as contemplated by sections 321.498 , 321.500 through 321.502 , 321.504 through 321.506 , and 321.508 through 321.512 may be brought in the county of which plaintiff is a resident, or in the county in which the injury was received, or damage done. [C3…

The court in which such action is pending shall grant such continuances to a nonresident defendant as may be necessary to afford the nonresident defendant reasonable opportunity to defend said action. [C31, 35, §5079-d21; C39, § 5038.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 7…

The director shall keep a record of all notices of suit filed with the director, shall not permit said filed notices to be taken from the director’s office except on an order of court, and shall, on request, and without fee, furnish any defendant with a certified copy of the noti…

An agreement involving the leasing of a motor vehicle or trailer does not create a sale or security interest solely because the agreement provides for an increase or decrease adjustment in the rental price of the motor vehicle or trailer based upon the amount realized upon sale o…

If judgment is rendered against the plaintiff, upon the trial of said action, said judgment shall include the reasonable expenses incurred by the defendant and the defendant’s attorney in appearing to and defending against said action, provided that in the judgment of the trial c…