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2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 320 - USE OF HIGHWAYS FOR SIDEWALKS, SERVICE MAINS, OR CATTLEWAYS › Section 320.2 - Assessment of costs.

320.2 Assessment of costs.
Said work shall be undertaken and consummated and the cost thereof assessed to the abutting property in the manner and method and with the same effect as provided for the construction of sidewalks and the assessment of the costs thereof against benefited property by city councils within the limits of a city.
[C27, 31, 35, §4857-b2; C39, §4857.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.2]
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 320 - USE OF HIGHWAYS FOR SIDEWALKS, SERVICE MAINS, OR CATTLEWAYS › Section 320.3 - Repairs.

320.3 Repairs.
After the construction of such sidewalk the board of supervisors shall keep the same in repair and assess and certify the cost thereof in the same manner and to the same extent in which like repairs are assessed and certified by city councils.
[C27, 31, 35, §4857-b3; C39, §4857.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.3]
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 320 - USE OF HIGHWAYS FOR SIDEWALKS, SERVICE MAINS, OR CATTLEWAYS › Section 320.4 - Water and gas mains, sidewalks, and cattleways.

320.4 Water and gas mains, sidewalks, and cattleways.
The state department of transportation in case of primary roads, and the board of supervisors in case of secondary roads, on written application designating the particular highway and part of the highway, the use of which is desired, may grant permission:
1. To lay gas mains in highways outside cities to local municipal distributing plants or companies, but not to pipeline companies. This section shall not apply to or include pipeline companies required to obtain a license from the utilities division of the department of commerce.
2. To construct and maintain cattleways over or under such highways.
3. To construct sidewalks on and along such highways.
4. To lay water mains in, under, or along highways.
[C97, §1524; S13, §1527-e; SS15, §1527-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4858; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.4]
Referred to in §320.5, 331.362, 589.29
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 320 - USE OF HIGHWAYS FOR SIDEWALKS, SERVICE MAINS, OR CATTLEWAYS › Section 320.5 - Term of grant.

320.5 Term of grant.
A grant made under section 320.4 shall be on such reasonable conditions as the state department of transportation or the board of supervisors may exact, and on such conditions as the general assembly may prescribe.
[C97, §1524; S13, §1527-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4859; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.5]
2001 Acts, ch 32, §11
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 320 - USE OF HIGHWAYS FOR SIDEWALKS, SERVICE MAINS, OR CATTLEWAYS › Section 320.6 - Conditions — damages.

320.6 Conditions — damages.
1. Mains, pipes, and cattleways erected and maintained under this chapter shall not interfere with public travel or with the future improvement of the highway. The owner of the mains, pipes, and cattleways shall be responsible for all damages arising from laying, maintaining, or erecting the mains, pipes, or cattleways or from the mains, pipes, or cattleways not being kept in a proper state of repair.
2. The location of mains or pipes may be changed, on reasonable notice, when change is necessary due to the improvement or maintenance of the highway.
[C97, §1524; S13, §1527-e; SS15, §1527-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4860; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.6]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §165
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 320 - USE OF HIGHWAYS FOR SIDEWALKS, SERVICE MAINS, OR CATTLEWAYS › Section 320.7 - Failure to maintain.

320.7 Failure to maintain.
Failure of the grantee to comply with the terms of the grant shall be ground for forfeiture of the grant.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4861; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.7]
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 320 - USE OF HIGHWAYS FOR SIDEWALKS, SERVICE MAINS, OR CATTLEWAYS › Section 320.8 - Penalty.

320.8 Penalty.
Failure to comply with any of the conditions of said grant, whether made such by statute or by agreement, or the laying of any such mains, or the constructing of any such cattleways, without having secured the grant of permission as provided by law shall be deemed a simple misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of the state department of transportation and of the board of supervisors, as regards the highways under their respective jurisdictions, to enforce the provisions of this section and the laws relating thereto.
[S13, §1527-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4862; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.8]
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.1A - Presumption of residency.

321.1A Presumption of residency.
1. For purposes of this chapter there is a rebuttable presumption that a natural person is a resident of this state if any of the following elements exist:
a. The person has filed for a homestead tax exemption on property in this state.
b. The person is a veteran who has filed for a military tax exemption on property in this state.
c. The person is registered to vote in this state.
d. The person enrolls the person’s child to be educated in a public elementary or secondary school in this state.
e. The person is receiving public assistance from this state.
f. The person resides or has continuously remained in this state for a period exceeding thirty days except for infrequent or brief absences.
g. The person has accepted employment or engages in any trade, profession, or occupation within this state, except as provided in section 321.55.
2. a. For purposes of issuing commercial learner’s permits and commercial driver’s licenses under this chapter, there is a rebuttable presumption that a natural person is a resident of this state if all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The person is enrolled in a commercial driver’s license training program administered by an Iowa-based motor carrier, or its subsidiary, designated by the department as a third-party tester pursuant to section 321.187.
(2) The person is in the process of applying for a commercial learner’s permit for the purpose of completing the training program.
(3) The person is residing in this state for the duration of the training program.
b. This subsection shall not apply if such application results in noncompliance with
49 C.F.R. pt. 384
.
3. “Resident” does not include either of the following:
a. A person who is attending a college or university in this state, if the person has a domicile in another state and has a valid driver’s license issued by the state of domicile.
b. Members of the armed forces who are stationed in Iowa, provided that their vehicles are properly registered in their state of residency.
4. A corporation, association, partnership, company, firm, or other aggregation of individuals whose principal place of business is located within this state is a resident of this state.
83 Acts, ch 125, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §15; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §88; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §45
Referred to in §321.182
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.2 - Administration and enforcement.

321.2 Administration and enforcement.
1. Except as otherwise provided by law, the state department of transportation shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
2. The division of state patrol of the department of public safety shall enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to traffic on the public highways of the state, including those relating to the safe and legal operation of passenger cars, motorcycles, motor trucks and buses, and to see that proper safety rules are observed.
3. The state department of transportation and the department of public safety shall cooperate to insure the proper and adequate enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
4. The director of revenue shall administer and enforce the collection of the fee for new registration as provided in section 321.105A.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4863; C39, §5000.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.2]
98 Acts, ch 1074, §20; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §31; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §39
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.3 - Powers and duties of director.

321.3 Powers and duties of director.
The director is hereby vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
[C39, §5000.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.4 - Rules.

321.4 Rules.
The commissioner of public safety is authorized to adopt and promulgate administrative rules governing procedures as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and to carry out any other laws the enforcement of which is vested in the department of public safety.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5004; C39, §5000.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.5 - Duty to obey.

321.5 Duty to obey.
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 in §331.653
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.6 - Reciprocal enforcement — patrol beats.

321.6 Reciprocal enforcement — patrol beats.
There shall be reciprocal cooperation between the members of the department, the state department of public safety and local authorities in the enforcing of local and state traffic laws and in making inspections, although this section shall not be construed to give the state department of public safety any right to establish regular patrol beats inside municipal limits unless requested for a special occasion or emergency by the mayor of such city or the sheriff of the county.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5017; C39, §5000.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.6]
2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Referred to in §331.653
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.7 - Seal of department.

321.7 Seal of department.
The department may adopt an official seal.
[C39, §5000.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.8 - Director to prescribe forms.

321.8 Director to prescribe forms.
The director shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, registration cards, certificates of title and all other forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the department except manufacturer’s or importer’s certificates. Manufacturer’s and importer’s certificates shall be provided by the manufacturer or importer and be in the form prescribed by the department.
[C39, §5000.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.8]
83 Acts, ch 41, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.9 - Authority to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures.

321.9 Authority to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures.
Officers and employees of the department designated by the director, county officials authorized under this chapter to issue motor vehicle registrations and titles, and county officials authorized under chapter 321M to issue driver’s licenses are authorized, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures, and shall do so without fee.
[C39, §5000.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.9]
2005 Acts, ch 8, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.10 - Certified copies of records.

321.10 Certified copies of records.
1. The director and officers of the department designated by the director are authorized to prepare under the seal of the department and provide upon request a certified copy of any record of the department, charging a fee of fifty cents for each document so authenticated, and every such certified copy shall be admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original and shall be considered to be true and accurate unless shown otherwise by an objecting party. The seal of the department may be applied electronically on certified copies of records.
2. Any records or certified copies of records prepared pursuant to this section and any certified abstract, or a copy of a certified abstract, of the operating record of a driver or a motor vehicle owner prepared pursuant to this chapter, chapter 321A, or chapter 321J shall be received in evidence if determined to be relevant, in any court, preliminary hearing, grand jury proceeding, civil proceeding, administrative hearing, or forfeiture proceeding in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if the director or the director’s designee had testified in person.
[C39, §5000.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.10]
98 Acts, ch 1075, §21; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §87; 2008 Acts, ch 1018, §4
Referred to in §321.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.11 - Records of department.

321.11 Records of department.
1. All records of the department, other than those made confidential or not permitted to be open in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §2721 et seq., adopted as of a specific date by rule of the department, shall be open to public inspection during office hours.
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, personal information shall not be disclosed to a requester, except as provided in 18 U.S.C. §2721, unless the person whose personal information is requested has provided express written consent allowing disclosure of the person’s personal information. As used in this section, “personal information” means information that identifies a person, including a person’s photograph, social security number, driver’s license number, name, address, telephone number, and medical or disability information, but does not include information on vehicular accidents, driving violations, and driver’s status or a person’s zip code.
3. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section to the contrary, the department shall not release personal information to a person, other than to an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency, an employee of a federal or state agency or political subdivision in the performance of the employee’s official duties, a contract employee of the department of inspections and appeals in the conduct of an investigation, or a licensed private investigation agency or a licensed security service or a licensed employee of either, if the information is requested by the presentation of a registration plate number. In addition, an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency may release the name, address, and telephone number of a motor vehicle registrant to a person requesting the information by the presentation of a registration plate number if the officer or employee of the law enforcement agency believes that the release of the information is necessary in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s duties.
4. The department shall not release personal information that is in the form of a person’s photograph or digital image or a digital reproduction of a person’s photograph to a person other than an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency, an employee of a federal or state agency or political subdivision in the performance of the employee’s official duties, a contract employee of the department of inspections and appeals in the conduct of an investigation, or a licensed private investigation agency or a licensed security service or a licensed employee of either, regardless of whether a person has provided express written consent to disclosure of the information. The department may collect reasonable fees for copies of records or other services provided pursuant to this section or section 22.3, 321.10, or 622.46.
[C39, §5000.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.11]
96 Acts, ch 1102, §1, 3; 97 Acts, ch 108, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1035, §1; 99 Acts, ch 198, §4; 2000 Acts, ch 1133, §2, 18; 2001 Acts, ch 90, §1
Referred to in §321.11A, 321.183, 321A.3, 692.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.11A - Personal information disclosure — exception.

321.11A Personal information disclosure — exception.
1. Notwithstanding section 321.11, the department, upon request, shall provide personal information that identifies a person by the social security number of the person to the following:
a. The department of revenue for the purpose of collecting debt.
b. The judicial branch for the purpose of collecting court debt pursuant to section 602.8107.
c. The department of administrative services for the purpose of administering the setoff program pursuant to section 8A.504.
2. The social security number obtained by the department of revenue or the judicial branch shall retain its confidentiality and shall only be used for the purposes provided in this section.
2008 Acts, ch 1172, §17
For future amendment to subsection 1 effective upon the later of January 1, 2021, or the effective date of rules adopted by the department of revenue to implement 2020 Acts, ch 10642020 Acts, ch 1064, see 2020 Acts, ch 1064, §13, 28; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §73, 74
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.12 - Destruction of records.

321.12 Destruction of records.
1. The director may destroy any records of the department which have been maintained on file for three years and which the director deems obsolete and of no further service in carrying out the powers and duties of the department, except as otherwise provided in this section.
2. Operating records relating to a person who has been issued a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit shall be maintained on file in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
3. The following records may be destroyed according to the following requirements:
a. Records concerning suspensions authorized under section 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (7), and section 321.210A may be destroyed six months after the suspension is terminated and the requirements of section 321.191 have been satisfied.
b. Records concerning suspensions and surrender of licenses or registrations required under section 321A.31 for failing to maintain proof of financial responsibility, as defined in section 321A.1, may be destroyed six months after the requirements of sections 321.191 and 321A.29 have been satisfied.
4. The director shall not destroy any operating records pertaining to arrests or convictions for operating while intoxicated, in violation of section 321J.2 or operating records pertaining to revocations for violations of section 321J.2A, except that a conviction or revocation under section 321J.2 or 321J.2A that is not subject to
49 C.F.R. pt. 383
shall be deleted from the operating records twelve years after the date of conviction or the effective date of revocation. Convictions or revocations that are retained in the operating records for more than twelve years under this subsection shall be considered only for purposes of disqualification actions under
49 C.F.R. pt. 383
.
[C39, §5000.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.12]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §16; 94 Acts, ch 1164, §1, 2; 95 Acts, ch 48, §2; 95 Acts, ch 55, §3; 97 Acts, ch 177, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1138, §1, 37; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §169; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §176; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §46; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §102
Referred to in §321J.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.13 - Authority to grant or refuse applications.

321.13 Authority to grant or refuse applications.
The department shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of every application made to the department, and may investigate or require additional information. The department may reject any application if not satisfied of the genuineness, regularity, or legality of the application or the truth of any statement made within the application, or for any other reason, when authorized by law. The department may retain possession of any record or document until the investigation of the application is completed if it appears that the record or document is fictitious or unlawfully or erroneously issued and shall not return the record or document if it is determined to be fictitious or unlawfully or erroneously issued.
[C39, §5000.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.13]
95 Acts, ch 118, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.14 - Seizure of documents and plates.

321.14 Seizure of documents and plates.
The department is authorized to take possession of any registration card, certificate of title, permit, or registration plate, certificate of inspection or any inspection document or form, upon expiration, revocation, cancellation, or suspension thereof, or which is fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued.
[C39, §5000.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.14]
2022 Acts, ch 1032, §52
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.15 - Publication of law.

321.15 Publication of law.
The department shall issue, in pamphlet or electronic form, such parts of this chapter together with such rules, instructions, and explanatory matter as may seem advisable. Such information shall be distributed as determined by the department and shall be furnished to each county treasurer.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5018; C39, §5000.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.15]
2004 Acts, ch 1013, §2, 35
Referred to in §321J.1A
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.16 - Giving of notices.

321.16 Giving of notices.
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 notified or by personal service in the manner of original notice by
rule of civil procedure 1.305(1)
, or by first class mail addressed to the person at the address shown in the records of the department, notwithstanding chapter 17A. The department shall adopt rules regarding the giving of notice by first class mail, the updating of addresses in department records, and the development of affidavits verifying the mailing of notices under this chapter and chapter 321J. A person’s refusal to accept or a claim of failure to receive a notice of revocation, suspension, or bar mailed by first class mail to the person’s last known address shall not be a defense to a charge of driving while suspended, revoked, denied, or barred.
2. Proof of the giving of notice by personal service may be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the department or affidavit of any person over eighteen years of age, naming the person to whom such notice was given and specifying the time, place, and manner of the giving thereof.
3. If a peace officer serves notice of immediate suspension or revocation of a driver’s license as provided in this chapter or any other chapter, the peace officer may destroy the license or send the license to the department.
[C39, §5000.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.16]
85 Acts, ch 121, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 32, §41; 2007 Acts, ch 143, §7
Referred to in §321.211A, 321.556
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.17 - Misdemeanor to violate registration provisions.

321.17 Misdemeanor to violate registration provisions.
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 not registered, or for which the appropriate fees have not been paid, except as provided in section 321.109, subsection 3.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5085; C39, §5001.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.17]
96 Acts, ch 1152, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §49, 59; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §48; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §32
Referred to in §331.557, 805.8A(2)(a)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.18A - Records of implements of husbandry.

321.18A Records of implements of husbandry.
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, and the date of sale.
91 Acts, ch 97, §43
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.20A - Certificate of title and registration fees — commercial vehicles.

321.20A Certificate of title and registration fees — commercial vehicles.
1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the owner of a commercial vehicle subject to the apportioned registration provisions of chapter 326 may make application to the department or the appropriate county treasurer for a certificate of title. The owner of a commercial vehicle purchased pursuant to section 578A.7 shall present documentation that such sale was completed in compliance with that section. The application for certificate of title shall be made within thirty days of purchase or transfer and shall be accompanied by a twenty dollar title fee and the appropriate fee for new registration. The department or the county treasurer shall deliver the certificate of title to the owner if there is no security interest. If there is a security interest, the title, when issued, shall be delivered to the first secured party. Delivery may be made using electronic means.
2. An owner of more than fifty commercial vehicles subject to the apportioned registration provisions of chapter 326 who is issued a certificate of title under this section shall not be subject to annual registration fees until the commercial vehicle is driven or moved upon the highways. The annual registration fee due shall be prorated for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year. Ownership of the commercial vehicle shall not be transferred until annual registration fees have been paid to the department.
95 Acts, ch 118, §6; 96 Acts, ch 1089, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 132, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §4, 35; 2006 Acts, ch 1070, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §14, 21, 52; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §3; 2019 Acts, ch 50, §13
Referred to in §312.2, 321.47, 321.52A, 331.557
Surcharge imposed, §321.52A
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.22 - Urban and regional transit equipment certificates and plates.

321.22 Urban and regional transit equipment certificates and plates.
1. An urban transit company or system having a franchise to operate in any city and any regional transit system may make application to the department, upon forms furnished by the department, for a certificate containing a distinguishing number and for one or more pairs of registration plates to be attached to the front and rear of buses owned or operated by the transit company or system.
2. The department shall issue to the applicant a certificate, or certificates, containing but not limited to the applicant’s name and address, the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, and such other information deemed necessary by the department for proper identification of the buses.
3. The department shall issue registration plates to the applicant.
4. The department shall issue the certificates and plates without fee.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.22]
84 Acts, ch 1253, §4; 85 Acts, ch 195, §31; 92 Acts, ch 1244, §42; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §22
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.23A - Affidavit of correction.

321.23A Affidavit of correction.
When information is printed incorrectly on a certificate of title, application for certificate of title, damage disclosure statement, or other document required for a title transfer or when these documents contain an alteration or erasure, the county treasurer may accept a notarized affidavit of correction. This section does not apply to an odometer certification statement. The department shall consult with a representative of the Iowa state county treasurer’s association and shall promulgate rules and adopt a standard affidavit form or forms to administer this section.
2004 Acts, ch 1092, §1
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.25 - Application for registration and title — cards attached.

321.25 Application for registration and title — cards attached.
1. A vehicle may be operated upon the highways of this state without registration plates for a period of forty-five days after the date of delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser from a dealer if a card bearing the words “registration applied for” is attached on the rear of the vehicle. The card shall have plainly stamped or stenciled the registration number of the dealer from whom the vehicle was purchased and the date of delivery of the vehicle. In addition, a dealer licensed to sell new motor vehicles may attach the card to a new motor vehicle delivered by the dealer to the purchaser even if the vehicle was purchased from an out-of-state dealer and the card shall bear the registration number of the dealer that delivered the vehicle. A dealer shall not issue a card to a person known to the dealer to be in possession of registration plates which may be attached to the vehicle. A dealer shall not issue a card unless an application for registration and certificate of title has been made by the purchaser and a receipt issued to the purchaser of the vehicle showing the fee paid by the person making the application. Dealers’ records shall indicate the agency to which the fee is sent and the date the fee is sent. The dealer shall forward the application by the purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within thirty calendar days from the date of delivery of the vehicle. However, if the vehicle is subject to a security interest and has been offered for sale pursuant to section 321.48, subsection 1, the dealer shall forward the application by the purchaser to the county treasurer or state office within thirty calendar days from the date of the delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser.
2. The department shall, upon request by any dealer, furnish “registration applied for” cards free of charge. Only cards furnished by the department shall be used. Only one card shall be issued in accordance with this subsection for each vehicle purchased.
[S13, §1571-m10; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4880; C39, §5001.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §321.25; C77, §321.25 – 321.27; C79, 81, §321.25]
83 Acts, ch 82, §1; 93 Acts, ch 47, §1; 97 Acts, ch 108, §4; 99 Acts, ch 13, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §3
Referred to in §321.46, 331.557, 805.8A(2)(c)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.26 - Multiple registration periods and adjustments.

321.26 Multiple registration periods and adjustments.
1. There are established twelve registration periods for the registration of vehicles by the county treasurer. Each registration period shall commence on the first day of each calendar month following the month of the birth of the owner of the vehicle and end on the last day of the twelfth month.
2. The county treasurer may adjust the renewal or expiration date of vehicles registered in the county when deemed necessary to equalize the number of vehicles registered in each twelve-month period or for the administrative efficiency of the county treasurer’s office. The adjustment shall be accomplished by delivery of a written notice to the vehicle owner of the adjustment and allowance of a credit for the remaining months of the unused portion of the annual registration fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, which amount shall be deducted from the annual registration fee due at the time of registration. Upon receipt of the notification the owner shall, within thirty days, surrender the registration card and registration plates to a county treasurer, except that the registration plates shall not be surrendered if validation stickers or other emblems are used to designate the month and year of expiration of registration. Upon payment of the annual registration fee, less the credit allowed for the remaining months of the unused portion of the annual registration fee, the county treasurer of the county where the vehicle is registered shall issue a new registration card and registration plates, validation stickers, or emblems which indicate the month and year of expiration of registration.
3. Except for motor trucks or truck tractors registered by the county treasurer pursuant to sections 321.120, 321.121, and 321.122, vehicles subject to registration which are owned by a person other than a natural person shall be registered for a registration year as determined by the county treasurer.
82 Acts, ch 1062, §34, 38; 83 Acts, ch 24, §8, 12; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §55; 2013 Acts, ch 103, §7; 2021 Acts, ch 38, §1
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.28 - Failure to register.

321.28 Failure to register.
The treasurer shall withhold the registration of any vehicle the owner of which shall have failed to register the same under the provisions of this chapter, for any previous period or periods for which it appears that registration should have been made, until the fee for such previous period or periods shall be paid.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4870; C39, §5001.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.28]
Referred to in §321.101, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.29 - Renewal not permitted.

321.29 Renewal not permitted.
Any vehicle once registered in the state and by removal no longer subject to registration in this state, shall upon being returned to this state and subject to registration be again registered in accordance with section 321.20.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4876; C39, §5001.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.29]
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.32 - Registration card carried and exhibited — exception.

321.32 Registration card carried and exhibited — exception.
1. A vehicle’s registration card shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to which it refers and shall be shown to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.
2. This section shall not apply when the registration card is being used for the purpose of making application for renewal of registration or upon a transfer of registration for that vehicle.
[S13, §1571-m11; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4879; C39, §5001.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.32]
91 Acts, ch 27, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §89
Referred to in §331.557, 805.8A(2)(d)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.35 - Plates — reflective material — bidding procedures.

321.35 Plates — reflective material — bidding procedures.
1. All motor vehicle registration plates shall be treated with a reflective material according to specifications proposed by the director and approved by the commission.
2. The department shall not enter into any contract requiring an expenditure of at least five hundred thousand dollars for the manufacture of motor vehicle registration plates to be reissued to owners under this chapter unless competitive bidding procedures as provided in chapter 8A, subchapter III, are followed.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.35]
95 Acts, ch 118, §10; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §247
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.37 - Display of plates.

321.37 Display of plates.
1. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than an autocycle, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or truck tractor shall be attached to the motor vehicle, one in the front and the other in the rear. The registration plate issued for an autocycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle required to be registered hereunder shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The registration plate issued for a truck tractor shall be attached to the front of the truck tractor. The special plate issued to a dealer shall be attached on the rear of the vehicle when operated on the highways of this state.
2. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle which is model year 1948 or older, and reconstructed or specially constructed vehicles built to resemble a model year 1948 vehicle or older, other than a truck registered for more than five tons, autocycle, motorcycle, or truck tractor, may display one registration plate on the rear of the vehicle if the other registration plate issued to the vehicle is carried in the vehicle at all times when the vehicle is operated on a public highway.
3. It is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place any frame around or over the registration plate which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters printed on the registration plate.
[S13, §1571-m11; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4877; C39, §5001.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.37]
84 Acts, ch 1305, §50; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §16; 97 Acts, ch 104, §11; 2016 Acts, ch 1098, §12
Referred to in §321.57, 331.557, 805.8A(2)(f)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.38 - Plates — method of attaching — imitations prohibited.

321.38 Plates — method of attaching — imitations prohibited.
Every registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than twelve inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible. An imitation plate or plates imitating or purporting to imitate the official registration plate of any other state or territory of the United States or of any foreign government shall not be fastened to the vehicle.
[S13, §1571-m11; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4877; C39, §5001.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.38]
85 Acts, ch 195, §32
Referred to in §321.57, 331.557, 805.8A(2)(g)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.39 - Expiration of registration.

321.39 Expiration of registration.
Except as provided in this chapter every vehicle registration, registration card, and registration plate shall expire as follows:
1. For vehicles registered by the county treasurer, at midnight on the last day of the registration year. A person shall not be considered to be driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration for a period of one month following the expiration date of the vehicle registration. The one-month period shall be the same as the period defined in section 321.134, subsection 1.
2. For vehicles on which the first installment of an annual registration fee has been paid, at midnight on the last day of June or the first business day of July when June 30 falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday; for vehicles on which the second installment of an annual registration fee has been paid, at midnight on the last day of December or the first business day of January when December 31 falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday.
3. For vehicles registered without payment of annual registration fees as provided in section 321.19, when designated by the department.
4. Registration for every vehicle registered by the county treasurer shall expire upon transfer of ownership.
[S13, §1571-m16; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4868; C39, §5001.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.39]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §5, 38
; 89 Acts, ch 83, §42
; 2003 Acts, ch 24, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §78; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §5
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.41 - Change of address or name or fuel type.

321.41 Change of address or name or fuel type.
1. Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle shall move from the address named in the application or shown upon a registration card such person shall within ten days thereafter notify the county treasurer of the county in which the registration of said vehicle is of record, in writing of the person’s old and new addresses.
2. Whenever the name of any person who has made application for or obtained the registration of a vehicle is thereafter legally changed such person shall within ten days notify the county treasurer of the county in which the title of said vehicle is of record, of such former and new name.
3. A person who has registered a vehicle in a county, other than the county designated on the vehicle registration plate, may apply to the county treasurer where the vehicle is registered for new registration plates upon payment of a fee of five dollars and the return of the former county registration plates.
4. When a motor vehicle is modified to use a different fuel type or to use more than one fuel type the person in whose name the vehicle is registered shall within thirty days notify the county treasurer of the county in which the registration of the vehicle is of record of the new fuel type or alternative fuel types. The county treasurer shall make the record of such changes available to the department of revenue. If the vehicle uses or may use a special fuel the county treasurer shall issue a special fuel identification sticker.
[C39, §5001.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.41; 82 Acts, ch 1218, §2]
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in §331.557, 805.8A(2)(h)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.43 - New identifying numbers.

321.43 New identifying numbers.
The department may assign a distinguishing number to a vehicle when the vehicle identification number on the vehicle is destroyed or obliterated and issue to the owner a special plate bearing the distinguishing number which shall be affixed to the vehicle in a position to be determined by the director. The vehicle shall be registered and titled under the distinguishing number in lieu of the former vehicle identification number within thirty days of issuance of the distinguishing number.
[C27, 31, 35, §5083-b4; C39, §5001.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.43]
84 Acts, ch 1067, §31; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §10; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §126
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.44 - Rules governing change of engines, drivetrain assemblies, and related parts.

321.44 Rules governing change of engines, drivetrain assemblies, and related parts.
The director shall adopt and enforce rules governing registration and titling of motor vehicles as deemed necessary by the director and compatible with the public interest with respect to the change or substitution of engines, drivetrain assemblies or related parts in any motor vehicle.
[C39, §5001.28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.44]
88 Acts, ch 1278, §32
Referred to in §331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.44A - Voluntary contribution — anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — amount retained by county treasurer.

321.44A Voluntary contribution — anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — amount retained by county treasurer.
For each application for registration or renewal, the county treasurer or the department shall request through use of a written form, and, if the application is made in person, through verbal communication, that an applicant make a voluntary contribution of one dollar or more to the anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund established pursuant to section 142C.15. One hundred percent of the moneys collected by the county and one hundred percent of the moneys collected by the department in the form of contributions shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the fund to be used for the purposes specified for the fund. However, up to five percent of the moneys collected by the county may be retained by the county treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the county. The director shall adopt rules to administer this section.
96 Acts, ch 1076, §3; 97 Acts, ch 121, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1107, §8
Referred to in §142C.15, 331.557
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.46A - Change from apportioned registration — credit.

321.46A Change from apportioned registration — credit.
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 county treasurer proof of apportioned registration provided by the department. The amount of the credit shall be calculated based on the unexpired complete calendar months remaining in the registration year from the date the application is filed with the county treasurer.
87 Acts, ch 108, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §81; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §7
Referred to in §331.557