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2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.210A - Suspension for failure to pay fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs.

321.210A Suspension for failure to pay fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs.
1. The department shall suspend the driver’s license of a person who, upon conviction of violating a law regulating the operation of a motor vehicle, has failed to pay the criminal fine or penalty, surcharge, or court costs, as follows:
a. Upon the failure of a person to timely pay the fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs the clerk of the district court shall notify the person by regular mail that if the fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs remain unpaid after sixty days from the date of mailing, the clerk will notify the department of the failure for purposes of instituting suspension procedures.
b. Upon the failure of a person to pay the fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs within sixty days’ notice by the clerk of the district court as provided in paragraph “b”, the clerk shall report the failure to the department.
c. Upon receipt of a report of a failure to pay the fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs from the clerk of the district court, the department shall in accordance with its rules, suspend the person’s driver’s license until the fine, penalty, surcharge, or court costs are paid.
2. If after suspension, the person enters into an installment agreement with the county attorney, the county attorney’s designee, or the department of revenue in accordance with section 321.210B to pay the fine, penalty, court cost, or surcharge, the person’s license shall be reinstated by the department upon receipt of a report of an executed installment agreement.
3. If the county attorney or the county attorney’s designee, while collecting delinquent court debt pursuant to section 602.8107, determines that the person has been convicted of an additional violation of a law regulating the operation of a motor vehicle, the county attorney or the county attorney’s designee shall notify the clerk of the district court of the appropriate case numbers, and the clerk of the district court shall notify the department for the purpose of instituting suspension procedures pursuant to this section.
85 Acts, ch 197, §3; 86 Acts, ch 1019, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 196, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1172, §19, 20; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §11; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §90, 161, 162; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §85, 92
Referred to in §321.12, 321.210B, 321.212, 321.215, 321.218, 321A.17, 602.8102(50A)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.210C - Probation period.

321.210C Probation period.
1. A person whose driver’s license or operating privileges have been suspended, revoked, or barred under this chapter for a conviction of a moving traffic violation, or suspended, revoked, or barred under section 321.205 or section 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), must satisfactorily complete a twelve-month probation period beginning immediately after the end of the period of suspension, revocation, or bar. Upon a second conviction of a moving traffic violation which occurred during the probation period, the department may suspend the driver’s license or operating privileges for an additional period equal in duration to the original period of suspension, revocation, or bar, or for one year, whichever is the shorter period.
2. A person whose driver’s license or operating privileges have been revoked under chapter 321J, must satisfactorily complete a twelve-month probation period beginning immediately after the end of the period of revocation. Upon conviction of a moving traffic violation which occurs during the probation period, the department may revoke the driver’s license or operating privileges for an additional period equal in duration to the original period of revocation, or for one year, whichever is the shorter period.
3. For purposes of determining a conviction under this section, the department shall not consider the first two speeding violations within the probation period that are ten miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit in speed zones having a legal speed limit between thirty-four miles per hour and fifty-six miles per hour.
98 Acts, ch 1112, §10, 14, 16; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §89; 2007 Acts, ch 196, §4; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §173
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.210D - Vehicular homicide suspension — termination upon revocation of license — reopening of suspension.

321.210D Vehicular homicide suspension — termination upon revocation of license — reopening of suspension.
1. If a trial information or indictment is filed charging a person with the offense of homicide by vehicle under section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2, the clerk of the district court shall, upon the filing of the information or indictment, forward notice to the department including the name and address of the party charged, the registration number of the vehicle involved, if known, the nature of the offense, and the date of the filing of the indictment or information.
2. Upon receiving notice from the clerk of the district court that an indictment or information has been filed charging an operator with homicide by vehicle under section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2, the department shall notify the person that the person’s driver’s license will be suspended effective ten days from the date of issuance of the notice. The department shall adopt rules relating to the suspension of the license of an operator pursuant to this section which shall include, but are not limited to, procedures for the surrender of the person’s license to the department upon the effective date of the suspension.
3. If a person whose driver’s license has been suspended pursuant to this section is not convicted of the charge of homicide by vehicle under section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2, upon record entry of disposition of the charge, the clerk of the district court shall forward a notice including the name and address of the party charged, the registration number of the vehicle involved, the nature of the offense charged by indictment or information, the date of the filing of the indictment or information, and of the disposition of the charge to the department. Upon receipt of the notice from the clerk, the department shall automatically rescind the suspension and reinstate the person’s driver’s license without payment of any charge or penalty.
4. Upon receiving a record of conviction under section 321.206, for a violation of section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2, and upon revocation of the person’s license or operating privileges under section 321.209, the suspension under subsection 2 shall automatically terminate in favor of the revocation.
98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1088, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1133, §7
Referred to in §321A.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.211 - Notice and hearing — appropriation.

321.211 Notice and hearing — appropriation.
1. Upon suspending the license of a person as authorized, the department shall immediately notify the licensee in writing and upon the licensee’s request shall afford the licensee an opportunity for a hearing before the department of inspections and appeals as early as practical within thirty days after receipt of the request. The hearing shall be held by telephone conference unless the licensee and the department of inspections and appeals agree to hold the hearing in the county in which the licensee resides or in some other county. Upon the hearing the department of inspections and appeals may administer oaths and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers and may require a reexamination of the licensee. Upon the hearing and issuance of a recommendation by the department of inspections and appeals, the state department of transportation shall either rescind its order of suspension or for good cause may extend the suspension of the license or revoke the license. This section does not preclude the director from attempting to effect an informal settlement under chapter 17A.
2. There is appropriated each year from the road use tax fund to the department of transportation two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or as much thereof as is necessary to be used to pay the cost of notice and personal delivery of service, as necessary to meet the notice requirement of this section. The department shall adopt rules governing the payment of the cost of personal delivery of service. The reinstatement fees collected under section 321.191 shall be deposited in the road use tax fund in the manner provided in section 321.145, as reimbursement for the costs of notice under this section.
3. A peace officer stopping a person for whom a notice of a suspension or revocation has been issued or to whom a notice of a hearing has been sent under the provisions of this section may personally serve such notice upon forms approved by the department to satisfy the notice requirements of this section. The peace officer may confiscate the driver’s license of such person if the license has been revoked or has been suspended subsequent to a hearing and the person has not forwarded the driver’s license to the department as required.
[C31, 35, §4960-d36; C39, §5014.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.211; 81 Acts, ch 14, §24]
83 Acts, ch 198, §21; 86 Acts, ch 1246, §29; 89 Acts, ch 273, §1; 89 Acts, ch 317, §34; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §55; 90 Acts, ch 1267, §37; 92 Acts, ch 1238, §34; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.211A - Appeal of extended suspension or revocation.

321.211A Appeal of extended suspension or revocation.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a person was not served with notice of a suspension or revocation under section 321.16, or section 321J.9, subsection 4, or section 321J.12, subsection 3, the person may appeal to the department an extension of the period of suspension or revocation based upon a conviction under section 321.218 or 321J.21. At the hearing on the appeal, the sole issue shall be whether the department failed to send notice of the underlying suspension or revocation to the person at the address contained in the department’s records. If the department determines it failed to send such notice, the department shall rescind the extended suspension or revocation resulting from the conviction and send notice of the department’s determination to the court that rendered the conviction. Upon receipt of the notice, the court shall enter an order exonerating the person of the conviction and ordering that the record of the conviction be expunged by the clerk of the district court.
2001 Acts, ch 32, §45
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.212 - Period of suspension or revocation — surrender of license.

321.212 Period of suspension or revocation — surrender of license.
1. a. (1) Except as provided in section 321.210A or 321.513 the department shall not suspend a license for a period of more than one year, except that a license suspended because of incompetency to drive a motor vehicle shall be suspended until the department receives satisfactory evidence that the former holder is competent to operate a motor vehicle and a refusal to reinstate constitutes a denial of license within section 321.215; upon revoking a license the department shall not grant an application for a new license until the expiration of one year after the revocation, unless another period is specified by law.
(2) A suspension under section 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), for a violation of section 321.216B shall not exceed six months. As soon as practicable after the period of suspension has expired, but not later than six months after the date of expiration, the department shall expunge information regarding the suspension from the person’s driving record.
b. The department shall not revoke a license under the provisions of section 321.209, subsection 5, for more than thirty days nor less than five days as recommended by the trial court.
c. The department shall revoke a license for six months for a first offense under the provisions of section 321.209, subsection 6, where the violation charged did not result in a personal injury or damage to property.
2. The department upon suspending or revoking a driver’s license shall require that the license be surrendered to and be retained by the department. At the end of the period of suspension the license surrendered shall be reissued to the licensee upon payment of the reinstatement fee under section 321.191. At the end of a period of revocation the licensee must apply for a new driver’s license.
[C31, 35, §4960-d40, -d42, -d45; C39, §5014.12, 5014.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.212, 321.213; 82 Acts, ch 1167, §3]
85 Acts, ch 197, §4; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §56; 93 Acts, ch 16, §5; 93 Acts, ch 164, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §60; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §114; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §96, 104
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.213 - License suspensions or revocations due to violations by juvenile drivers.

321.213 License suspensions or revocations due to violations by juvenile drivers.
Upon the entering of a dispositional order suspending or revoking the driver’s license or operating privileges of the juvenile under section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, the clerk of the juvenile court shall forward a copy of the adjudication and the dispositional order to the department. Notwithstanding section 232.55, a final adjudication in a juvenile court that the child violated a provision of this chapter or chapter 321A or 321J constitutes a final conviction for purposes of section 321.189, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and sections 321.193, 321.194, 321.200, 321.209, 321.210, 321.215, 321.555, 321A.17, 321J.2, 321J.3, and 321J.4.
[82 Acts, ch 1070, §1]
C83, §321.213
86 Acts, ch 1220, §33; 89 Acts, ch 296, §32; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §57; 93 Acts, ch 16, §6; 93 Acts, ch 87, §6; 95 Acts, ch 55, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §61; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9
Referred to in §232.147
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.213A - License suspension for juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain drug or alcohol offenses.

321.213A License suspension for juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain drug or alcohol offenses.
Upon the entering of a dispositional order under section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, the clerk of the juvenile court shall forward a copy of the adjudication and the dispositional order suspending or revoking the driver’s license or operating privileges of the juvenile to the department. The department shall suspend the license or operating privilege of the child for one year. The child may receive a temporary restricted license, if eligible, as provided in section 321.215.
94 Acts, ch 1172, §34; 95 Acts, ch 55, §9; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §20; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §62; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2001 Acts, ch 132, §8
Referred to in §232.147, 321A.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.213B - Suspension for failure to attend.

321.213B Suspension for failure to attend.
The department shall establish procedures by rule for suspending the license of a juvenile who has been issued a driver’s license and is not in compliance with the requirements of section 299.1B or issuing the juvenile a restricted license under section 321.178.
94 Acts, ch 1172, §35; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §16; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §26
Referred to in §321.215, 321A.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.216 - Unlawful use of license or nonoperator’s identification card — penalty.

321.216 Unlawful use of license or nonoperator’s identification card — penalty.
It is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 4, for any person:
1. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in the person’s possession a canceled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card.
2. To lend that person’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card to another person or knowingly permit the use of the license by another.
3. To display or represent as one’s own a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card not issued to that person.
4. To fail or refuse to surrender to the department upon its lawful demand a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled.
5. To permit an unlawful use of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card issued to that person.
[C31, 35, §4960-d46, -d52; C39, §5015.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.216]
89 Acts, ch 84, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §59; 96 Acts, ch 1090, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §52, 59; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §40
Referred to in §123.48, 453A.4, 805.8A(4)(h)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.216A - Falsifying driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, or forms.

321.216A Falsifying driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, or forms.
It is a serious misdemeanor for a person to do any of the following:
1. Make a driver’s license, a nonoperator’s vehicle identification card, or a blank driver’s license form if the person has no authority or right to make the license, card, or form.
2. Obtain, possess, or have in the person’s control or on the person’s premises, driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card forms.
3. Obtain, possess, or have in the person’s control or on the person’s premises, a driver’s license or a nonoperator’s identification card, or blank driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card form, which has been made by a person having no authority or right to make the license, card, or form.
4. Use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card or to knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit fraud on an application.
89 Acts, ch 84, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1090, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9, 10
Referred to in §123.48, 453A.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.216B - Use of driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card by underage person to obtain alcohol.

321.216B Use of driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card by underage person to obtain alcohol.
1. A person who is under the age of twenty-one, who alters or displays or has in the person’s possession a fictitious or fraudulently altered driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card and who uses the license to violate or attempt to violate section 123.47, commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 4. The court shall forward a copy of the conviction to the department.
2. A person shall not be charged or prosecuted for a violation of this section if the person is immune from charge or prosecution pursuant to section 701.12.
93 Acts, ch 164, §3; 96 Acts, ch 1090, §5; 97 Acts, ch 126, §40; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §45; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §53, 59; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §41; 2020 Acts, ch 1080, §5
Referred to in §123.48, 321.212, 321A.17, 701.12, 805.8A(4)(i)
Legislative intent regarding effect on insurance rates;
93 Acts, ch 164, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.216C - Use of driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card by underage person to obtain tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, or cigarettes.

321.216C Use of driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card by underage person to obtain tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, or cigarettes.
A person who is under the age of twenty-one, who alters or displays or has in the person’s possession a fictitious or fraudulently altered driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card and who uses the license or card to violate or attempt to violate section 453A.2, subsection 2, commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 4. The court shall forward a copy of the conviction to the department.
2000 Acts, ch 1105, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §54, 59; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §42; 2020 Acts, ch 1106, §1, 8
Referred to in §453A.4, 805.8A(4)(j)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.217 - Perjury.

321.217 Perjury.
Any person who makes any false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this chapter to be sworn to or affirmed, is guilty of a class “D” felony.
[C31, 35, §4960-d47; C39, §5015.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.217]
Perjury, §720.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.218 - Operating without valid driver’s license or when disqualified — penalties.

321.218 Operating without valid driver’s license or when disqualified — penalties.
1. A person whose driver’s license or operating privilege has been denied, canceled, suspended, or revoked as provided in this chapter or as provided in section 252J.8, and who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while the license or privilege is denied, canceled, suspended, or revoked, commits a simple misdemeanor. In addition to any other penalties, the punishment imposed for a violation of this subsection shall include assessment of a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars.
2. The sentence imposed under this section shall not be suspended by the court, notwithstanding section 907.3 or any other statute.
3. a. The department, upon receiving the record of the conviction of a person under this section upon a charge of operating a motor vehicle while the license of the person is suspended or revoked, shall, except for licenses suspended under section 252J.8, section 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (3), or section 321.210A or 321.513, extend the period of suspension or revocation for an additional like period or for one year, whichever period is shorter.
b. If the department receives a record of a conviction of a person under this section but the person’s driving record does not indicate what the original grounds of suspension were, the period of suspension under this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed six months.
4. A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle upon the highways of this state when disqualified from operating the commercial motor vehicle under section 321.208 or the imminent hazard provisions of
49 C.F.R. §383.52
commits a serious misdemeanor if a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit is required for the person to operate the commercial motor vehicle.
5. The department, upon receiving the record of a conviction of a person under this section upon a charge of operating a commercial motor vehicle while the person is disqualified, shall extend the period of disqualification for an additional like period or for the time period specified in section 321.208, whichever is longer.
[C31, 35, §4960-d34, -d51; C39, §5015.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.218; 82 Acts, ch 1167, §4]
84 Acts, ch 1142, §1; 85 Acts, ch 195, §36; 86 Acts, ch 1220, §34; 89 Acts, ch 83, §43; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §60; 93 Acts, ch 164, §4; 95 Acts, ch 48, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1090, §6, 7; 97 Acts, ch 104, §17; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 99 Acts, ch 153, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §28; 2006 Acts, ch 1030, §36; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §12; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §174; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §69; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §100, 104; 2021 Acts, ch 98, §1
Referred to in §321.211A, 321.241, 321J.4B, 321N.3, 901C.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.219 - Permitting unauthorized minor to drive.

321.219 Permitting unauthorized minor to drive.
1. A person shall not cause or knowingly permit the person’s child or ward under the age of eighteen years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when the minor is not authorized under this chapter.
2. A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 4.
[C31, 35, §4960-d48; C39, §5015.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.219]
2000 Acts, ch 1203, §7; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §152; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §43
Referred to in §805.8A(4)(k)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.220 - Permitting unauthorized person to drive.

321.220 Permitting unauthorized person to drive.
1. A person shall not knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the person’s control to be driven upon a highway by a person who is not issued a driver’s license valid for the vehicle’s operation.
2. A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 4.
[C31, 35, §4960-d50; C39, §5015.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.220]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §61; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §44
Referred to in §805.8A(4)(l)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.221 - Employing unlicensed chauffeur.

321.221 Employing unlicensed chauffeur.
A person shall not employ as a chauffeur of a motor vehicle a person not then holding a class D driver’s license or a commercial driver’s license as provided in this chapter.
[C31, 35, §4960-d49; C39, §5015.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.221]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §62
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.222 - Renting motor vehicle to another.

321.222 Renting motor vehicle to another.
No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person unless the latter person is then duly licensed hereunder or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the laws of the state or country of residence except a nonresident whose home state or country does not require that an operator be licensed.
[C39, §5015.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.222]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.223 - Driver’s license inspection for motor vehicle rental.

321.223 Driver’s license inspection for motor vehicle rental.
A person shall not rent a motor vehicle to another person without inspecting the driver’s license of the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented and doing all of the following:
1. A comparison and verification of the signature on the driver’s license with the signature of such person written in the inspecting person’s presence.
2. A comparison and verification of the person to whom the motor vehicle is to be rented with the photograph and other identification information on the person’s driver’s license.
3. A determination that the driver’s license of the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented is valid for operating the vehicle to be rented.
[C39, §5015.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.223]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §63; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.224 - Record kept.

321.224 Record kept.
Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so rented, the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is rented, the number of the license of the latter person and the date and place when and where the license was issued. The record shall be open to inspection by any peace officer as defined in section 801.4, subsection 11, paragraphs “a”, “b”, “c” and “h” or employee of the department.
[C39, §5015.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.224; 81 Acts, ch 103, §3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.228 - Provisions refer to highways — exceptions.

321.228 Provisions refer to highways — exceptions.
The provisions of this chapter relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except:
1. Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.
2. The provisions of sections 321.261 through 321.273, and sections 321.277 and 321.280 shall apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the state.
[C39, §5017.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.228]
86 Acts, ch 1220, §35; 98 Acts, ch 1178, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §91
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.229 - Obedience to peace officers.

321.229 Obedience to peace officers.
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
[S13, §1571-m18; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5064; C39, §5017.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.229]
Referred to in §805.8A(14)(a)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph a
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.230 - Public officers not exempt.

321.230 Public officers not exempt.
The provisions of this chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state or any county, city, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this chapter with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
[C39, §5017.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.230]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.231A - Authorized emergency vehicles — parades and events.

321.231A Authorized emergency vehicles — parades and events.
1. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may operate the vehicle as part of an official governmental event for the purposes of the safety and security of an elected official, candidate for public office, or the public, or as part of a parade or other public service event if the parade or event is approved by the state or a municipality, as defined in section 670.1, at least one day prior to the date on which the parade or event will occur.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an authorized emergency vehicle operating in a parade or event may display any of the vehicle’s lighting devices. This subsection shall not be construed to exempt the driver of the authorized emergency vehicle from any duty to operate the vehicle with due regard for the safety of all persons.
2022 Acts, ch 1087, §5, 11
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2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.231C - Fire fighters and emergency medical services members responding to emergency situations.

321.231C Fire fighters and emergency medical services members responding to emergency situations.
1. Notwithstanding section 321.231, the driver of a vehicle making use of a blue light pursuant to section 321.423, subsection 3, or displaying fire fighter or emergency medical services registration plates issued pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 10 or 10A, may reasonably exceed the maximum speed limits based on the facts and circumstances at the time, only if all of the following apply:
a. The driver is a current member of a paid or volunteer fire department or emergency medical services agency.
b. The driver is responding to, but not returning from, an emergency call or fire alarm.
c. The driver has received emergency vehicle operations training.
2. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all other persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of the driver’s reckless disregard for the safety of others.
3. A court shall dismiss and expunge from a driver’s record any excessive speed violation citations issued to a driver under circumstances in which the driver complied with subsection 1, if the driver presents to the court a signed statement from the applicable fire chief or chief officer of an emergency medical services agency providing details about the driver’s operation of the vehicle while responding to an emergency call or fire alarm, which operation resulted in the citation. This subsection does not apply to a driver who holds a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit.
2022 Acts, ch 1089, §1
Referred to in §321.423
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2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.232 - Speed detection jamming devices — penalty.

321.232 Speed detection jamming devices — penalty.
1. A person shall not sell, operate, or possess a speed detection jamming device, except as otherwise provided in this section, when the device is in a vehicle operated on the highways of this state or the device is held for sale in this state.
2. This section does not apply to speed measuring devices purchased by, held for purchase for, or operated by peace officers using the devices in performance of their official duties.
3. A speed detection jamming device sold, operated, or possessed in violation of subsection 1 may be seized by a peace officer and is subject to forfeiture as provided by chapter 809 or 809A.
4. For the purposes of this section:
a. “Speed detection jamming device” means any active or passive device, instrument, mechanism, or equipment that is designed or intended to interfere with, disrupt, or scramble the radar or laser that is used by a peace officer to measure the speed of motor vehicles. “Speed detection jamming device” does not include equipment that is legal under federal communications commission regulations, such as a citizens’ band radio, a ham radio, or other similar electronic equipment.
b. “Speed measuring device” includes but is not limited to devices commonly known as radar speed meters or laser speed meters.
[81 Acts, ch 109, §1]
96 Acts, ch 1133, §41; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §158
Referred to in §805.8A(14)(g), 809A.3
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph g
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.233 - Road workers exempted.

321.233 Road workers exempted.
This chapter, except sections 321.277 and 321.280, does not apply to persons and motor vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway officially closed to traffic but does apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work. The minimum speed restriction of section 321.285, subsection 5, and the provisions of sections 321.297, 321.298, and 321.323 do not apply to road workers operating maintenance equipment on behalf of any state or local authority while engaged in road maintenance, road blading, snow and ice control and removal, and granular resurfacing work on a highway, whether or not the highway is closed to traffic.
[C39, §5017.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.233; 82 Acts, ch 1154, §1]
85 Acts, ch 167, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1220, §36; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §64; 97 Acts, ch 104, §18; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §239
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.234 - Bicycles, animals, or animal-drawn vehicles.

321.234 Bicycles, animals, or animal-drawn vehicles.
1. A person riding an animal or driving an animal drawing a vehicle upon a roadway is subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.
2. A person, including a peace officer, riding a bicycle on the highway is subject to the provisions of this chapter and has all the rights and duties under this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application or those provisions for which specific exceptions have been set forth regarding police bicycles.
3. A person propelling a bicycle on the highway shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle.
4. A person shall not use a bicycle on the highway to carry more persons at one time than the number of persons for which the bicycle is designed and equipped.
5. This section does not apply to the use of a bicycle in a parade authorized by proper permit from local authorities.
[C39, §5017.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.234]
85 Acts, ch 40, §2; 97 Acts, ch 71, §2
Referred to in §321.235B, 321.236, 805.8A(9)(a)
For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8A, subsection 9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.235 - Provisions uniform.

321.235 Provisions uniform.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein and no local authority shall enact or enforce any rule or regulation in conflict with the provisions of this chapter unless expressly authorized herein. Local authorities may, however, adopt additional traffic regulations which are not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
[C39, §5017.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.235]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.235A - Electric personal assistive mobility devices.

321.235A Electric personal assistive mobility devices.
An electric personal assistive mobility device, which is a two-wheeled device as defined in section 321.1, subsection 20B, may be operated by a person at least sixteen years of age on sidewalks and bikeways in accordance with this section.
1. None of the following are required for operation of an electric personal assistive mobility device:
a. Licensure or registration of the electric personal assistive mobility device under this chapter.
b. Possession of a driver’s license or permit by the operator of the electric personal assistive mobility device.
c. Proof of financial responsibility.
2. A person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a sidewalk or bikeway shall do all of the following:
a. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and human-powered devices.
b. Give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or human-powered device.
3. A person shall not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device at the times specified in section 321.384 unless the person or the electric personal assistive mobility device is equipped with a headlight visible from the front of the electric personal assistive mobility device and at least one red reflector visible from the rear of the electric personal assistive mobility device.
4. Violations of this section are punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 9A.
2002 Acts, ch 1063, §30; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §29, 35; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §397, 400
Referred to in §321.236, 805.8A(9A)(a)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.237 - Signs — requirement — notice.

321.237 Signs — requirement — notice.
1. A traffic ordinance or regulation enacted under section 321.236, subsection 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, or 13, shall not be effective until signs, giving notice of such local traffic regulations as specified in the department manual on uniform traffic-control devices, are posted upon or at the entrances to the highway or part thereof affected as may be most appropriate and shall be erected at the expense of the local authority.
2. When a city has adopted an ordinance as authorized in section 321.236, subsection 12, or an ordinance which prohibits standing or parking of vehicles upon a street or streets during any time when snow-removal operations are in progress and before such operations have resulted in the removal or clearance of snow from such street or streets, signs as specified in the department manual on uniform traffic-control devices, posted as provided in subsection 1, shall be deemed sufficient notice of the existence of such restrictions.
[C39, §5018.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.237]
86 Acts, ch 1056, §3; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §111
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.238 - Use of electronic devices while driving — preemption of local legislation.

321.238 Use of electronic devices while driving — preemption of local legislation.
The provisions of this chapter restricting the use of electronic communication devices and electronic entertainment devices by motor vehicle operators shall be implemented uniformly throughout the state. Such provisions shall preempt any county or municipal ordinance regarding the use of an electronic communication device or electronic entertainment device by a motor vehicle operator. In addition, a county or municipality shall not adopt or continue in effect an ordinance regarding the use of an electronic communication device or electronic entertainment device by a motor vehicle operator.
2010 Acts, ch 1105, §5
Referred to in §331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.239 - Counties may restrict parking of vehicles.

321.239 Counties may restrict parking of vehicles.
1. The county board of supervisors may adopt, amend, or repeal traffic ordinances to regulate or prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles within the right-of-way of any highway under its jurisdiction.
2. Any person violating a traffic ordinance adopted under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not to exceed twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned not to exceed seven days in the county jail. The form and style of the information shall be in the name of the county and as against the person in violation of the traffic ordinance.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.239]
Referred to in §321.236, 331.362, 602.8103, 602.8106, 805.8A(1)(a)
For fines applicable to offenses charged as scheduled violations, see §805.8A, subsection 1, paragraph a
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.241 - Regulation of taxicabs by local authorities — limits.

321.241 Regulation of taxicabs by local authorities — limits.
1. A local authority shall not enact, enforce, or maintain any ordinance, regulation, or rule that imposes a requirement on a person operating a taxicab having a seating capacity of less than seven passengers and not operating on a regular route or between specified points that is more restrictive than any of the following:
a. Requiring the person to have a driver’s license valid for the operation of the motor vehicle used as a taxicab that is not an instruction permit, special instruction permit, or temporary restricted license.
b. Prohibiting the person from operating the taxicab if any of the following apply:
(1) The person is restricted to operating motor vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device.
(2) The person’s driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, barred, canceled, denied, or disqualified in the prior three-year period.
(3) The person has been convicted of more than three moving violations in the prior three-year period.
(4) The person has been convicted of violating section 321.218, 321.277, or 321J.21, or section 321A.32, subsection 1, in the prior three-year period.
(5) The person has been convicted in the prior seven-year period of a felony, of violating section 321J.2 or 321J.2A, or of any crime involving resisting law enforcement, dishonesty, injury to another person, damage to the property of another person, or operating a vehicle in a manner that endangers another person.
(6) The person is registered on the national sex offender registry.
2. A local authority shall not enact, enforce, or maintain any ordinance, regulation, or rule that requires a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that sells or offers for sale transportation by taxicabs having a seating capacity of less than seven passengers and not operating on a regular route or between specified points to maintain a physical place of business in the local authority’s jurisdiction as a condition of operating such taxicabs in the local authority’s jurisdiction.
2016 Acts, ch 1101, §4, 24
Referred to in §321.236, 325A.2, 331.362
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.247 - Golf cart operation on city streets.

321.247 Golf cart operation on city streets.
1. a. Incorporated areas may, upon approval of their governing body, allow the operation of golf carts on city streets by persons possessing a valid driver’s license. However, a golf cart shall not be operated upon a city street which is a primary road extension through the city but shall be allowed to cross a city street which is a primary road extension through the city.
b. The golf carts shall be equipped with a slow moving vehicle sign and a bicycle safety flag and operate on the streets only from sunrise to sunset.
c. Golf carts operated on city streets shall be equipped with adequate brakes and shall meet any other safety requirements imposed by the governing body.
2. Golf carts are not subject to the registration provisions of this chapter.
3. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 3.
[82 Acts, ch 1041, §1]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §66; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §10; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §45; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §46
Referred to in §331.362, 805.8A(3)(b)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.248 - Parks and cemeteries.

321.248 Parks and cemeteries.
Local authorities may by general rule, ordinance, or regulation exclude vehicles from any cemetery or ground used for the burial of the dead, or exclude vehicles used solely or principally for commercial purposes, from any park or part of a park system where such general rule, ordinance, or regulation is applicable equally and generally to all other vehicles used for the same purpose, if, at the entrance, or at each entrance if there be more than one, to such cemetery or park from which vehicles are so excluded, there shall have been posted a sign plainly legible from the middle of the public highway on which such cemetery or park opens, plainly indicating such exclusion and prohibition.
[S13, §1571-m20; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4994; C39, §5018.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.248]
Referred to in §331.362