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2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.27 - Penalty for discrimination.

327D.27 Penalty for discrimination.
Any corporation making any unjust discrimination as to freight rates, or the rates for the use and transportation of railway cars, or in receiving, handling, or delivering freight, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a schedule “four” penalty; or shall be subject to the liability prescribed in section 327D.28, to be recovered as therein provided.
[C97, §2147; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8064; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.29; C77, 79, 81, §327D.27]
Referred to in §327D.40
See §327C.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.28 - Penalty.

327D.28 Penalty.
Any railway corporation making any unjust discrimination as to passenger or freight rates, or the rates for the use and transportation of railway cars, or in receiving, handling, or delivering freight, shall, upon conviction, forfeit and pay to the state an amount within the limits of a schedule “five” penalty. Money collected shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
[C97, §2148; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8065; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.30; C77, 79, 81, §327D.28]
Referred to in §327D.27, 327D.40
See §327C.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.29 - Free or reduced freight rates permitted.

327D.29 Free or reduced freight rates permitted.
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to free or reduced rates for the transportation, storage or handling of:
1. Property for the United States, this state, or political subdivisions of this state.
2. Materials to be used by public authorities in constructing or maintaining public facilities.
3. Property for charitable purposes.
4. Property for exhibition at fairs or expositions.
5. Private property or goods for the family use of such employees as are entitled to free passenger transportation.
6. Private property in less than carload lots.
7. Coal.
8. Products transported to be recycled.
[C97, §2150; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8066; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.31; C77, 79, 81, §327D.29]
Referred to in §327D.40
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.40 - Authorization.

327D.40 Authorization.
Sections 327D.1 through 327D.29 shall not be construed to prohibit the making of rates by two or more railway companies for the transportation of property over two or more of their respective lines within the state; and a lower charge by each of said companies for its portion of such joint shipment than it charges for a shipment for the same distance wholly over its own line within the state shall not be considered a violation of this chapter, and shall not render such company subject to any of the penalties of this chapter.
[C97, §2152; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8067; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.32; C77, 79, 81, §327D.40]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §189
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.42 - Connecting lines.

327D.42 Connecting lines.
Every owner or consignor of freight to be transported by railway from any point within this state to any other point within this state shall have the right to require that the same shall be transported over two or more connecting lines of railway, to be transferred at the connecting point or points without change of car or cars if in carload lots, and with or without change of car or cars if in less than carload lots, whenever the distance from the place of shipment to destination, both being within this state, is less over two or more connecting lines of railway than it is over a single line of railway, or where the initial line does not reach the place of destination; and it shall be the duty, upon the request of any such owner or consignor of freight, made to the initial company, of such railway companies whose lines so connect, to transport the freight without change of car or cars if the shipment be in a carload lot or lots, and with change of car or cars if it be in less than carload lots, from the place of shipment to destination, whenever the distance from the place of shipment to destination, both being within this state, is less than the distance over a single line, or when the initial line does not reach the point of destination, for a reasonable joint through rate.
[C97, §2153; S13, §2153; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8069; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.34; C77, 79, 81, §327D.42]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.43 - Routing intrastate shipments.

327D.43 Routing intrastate shipments.
It shall be the duty of every common carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter, when shipments are tendered for transportation between points in this state, to route such shipments from shipping point to point of destination over the cheapest available route between such points except in cases where the shipper, in shipping orders or bills of lading, specifically designates a particular route over which it is desired such shipments shall be moved.
[C31, 35, §8069-d1; C39, §8069.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.35; C77, 79, 81, §327D.43]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.45 - Schedules of joint rates.

327D.45 Schedules of joint rates.
The department may order a schedule of joint through railway rates for such traffic and on such routes as in its judgment the fair and reasonable conduct of business requires.
[C97, §2155; S13, §2155; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8071; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.37; C77, 79, 81, §327D.45; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.53 - Division of joint rates.

327D.53 Division of joint rates.
Before the adoption of the rates, the department shall notify the railroad corporations interested in the schedule of joint rates fixed, and give them a reasonable time to agree upon a division of the charges provided. If the corporations fail to agree upon a division, and to notify the department of their agreement, the department shall, after a hearing conducted by the department of inspections and appeals, decide the rates, taking into consideration the value of terminal facilities and all the circumstances of the haul, and the division so determined by it is, in all controversies or actions between the railroad corporations interested, prima facie evidence of a just and reasonable division.
[C97, §2156; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8080; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.46; C77, 79, 81, §327D.53; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
89 Acts, ch 273, §28
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.66 - Rate schedules — filing and public access.

327D.66 Rate schedules — filing and public access.
1. Every common carrier, except railway corporations, subject to the provisions of this chapter shall file with the department and shall print schedules showing the rates for the transportation within this state of persons and property from each point upon its route to all other points on the route and from all points upon its route to all points upon every other route leased, operated, or controlled by it; and from each point on its route or upon any route leased, operated, or controlled by it to all points upon the route of any other common carrier, whenever a through route and a joint rate have been established or ordered between any two points. If no joint rate over a through route has been established, the schedules of the several carriers in the through route shall show the separately established rates, applicable to the through transportation.
2. The schedules shall be plainly printed and a copy of often used schedules shall be kept by every carrier readily accessible to and for inspection by the public in every station and office of the carrier where passengers or property are received for transportation when the station or office is in the charge of an agent. A notice printed in bold type and stating that the often used schedules are on file with the agent and open to public inspection, and that the agent will assist any person to determine from the schedule any rate shall be posted by the carrier in public and conspicuous places in each station or office. The department shall, by rule, provide that adequate public access to schedules not often used be provided in a different manner.
3. Railway corporations shall maintain a copy of schedules and rates on file in the office of the carrier readily accessible to and for inspection by the public.
[C73, §1304; C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8083, 8085, 8087; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.49, 479.51, 479.53; C77, 79, 81, §327D.66; 81 Acts, ch 22, §16]
89 Acts, ch 57, §1, 2; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.67 - Detailed requirements.

327D.67 Detailed requirements.
1. The schedules shall plainly state the places between which such property and persons will be carried, and, separately, all terminal charges, storage charges, refrigeration charges, and all other charges which the department may require to be stated, all privileges or facilities granted or allowed, and all rules which may in any way change, affect, or determine any part or the aggregate of such rates, or the value of the various services rendered to the passenger, shipper, or consignee.
2. The form of every schedule shall be prescribed by the department and shall conform, in the case of common carriers, as nearly as may be to the form prescribed by the United States department of transportation.
[C73, §1304; C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8084, 8088; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.50, 479.54; C77, 79, 81, §327D.67; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2003 Acts, ch 108, §61; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.69 - Right to inspect.

327D.69 Right to inspect.
Any or all of such schedules kept as aforesaid shall be immediately produced by such carrier for inspection upon the demand of any person.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8086; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.52; C77, 79, 81, §327D.69]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.72 - Interstate commerce schedules.

327D.72 Interstate commerce schedules.
When schedules and classifications required by the United States department of transportation contain in whole or in part the information required by the provisions of this chapter, the posting and filing of a copy of such schedules and classifications with the United States department of transportation shall be deemed a compliance with the filing requirements of this chapter insofar as such schedules and classifications contain the information required by this chapter, and any additional or different information may be posted and filed in a supplementary schedule.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8089; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.55; C77, 79, 81, §327D.72; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
89 Acts, ch 57, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §62
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.73 - Partial schedules.

327D.73 Partial schedules.
In lieu of filing its often used schedule in each station or office, any common carrier may file with the department and keep posted at the stations or offices, schedules of the rates applicable at, to, and from the places where the stations or offices are located.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8090; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.56; C77, 79, 81, §327D.73; 81 Acts, ch 22, §17]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.74 - Changes in schedules.

327D.74 Changes in schedules.
The department shall have power from time to time, in its discretion, to determine and prescribe by order such changes in the form of the schedules referred to in this chapter as it may find expedient, and to modify the requirements of any of its orders or rules in respect thereto.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8091; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.57; C77, 79, 81, §327D.74; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.75 - Joint tariff schedules.

327D.75 Joint tariff schedules.
The names of the several common carriers which are parties to any joint tariff shall be specified in the schedule showing the same. Unless otherwise ordered by the department, a schedule showing such joint tariff need be filed with the department by only one of the parties if there is also filed with the department, in such form as the department may require, a concurrence in such joint tariff by each of the other parties thereto.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8092; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.58; C77, 79, 81, §327D.75; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.77 - Transportation prohibited.

327D.77 Transportation prohibited.
A common carrier shall not undertake to perform any service nor engage or participate in the transportation of persons or property between points within this state, until the carrier’s schedule of rates has been filed and posted as provided in this chapter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8094; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.60; C77, 79, 81, §327D.77]
2022 Acts, ch 1021, §80
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.78 - Change in rate.

327D.78 Change in rate.
Unless the department otherwise orders, no change shall be made by any common carrier in any rate, except after thirty days’ notice to the department and to the public as provided in this chapter. The department shall adopt rules to ensure public notice is provided in any action instituted under this section.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8095; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.61; C77, 79, 81, §327D.78; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2022 Acts, ch 1021, §81
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.79 - Notice of change.

327D.79 Notice of change.
Such notice shall be given by filing with the department new schedules or supplements stating plainly the change to be made in the schedule then in effect, and the time when the change will go into effect.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8096; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.62; C77, 79, 81, §327D.79; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.80 - Changes without notice.

327D.80 Changes without notice.
The department, for good cause shown, may allow changes without requiring thirty days’ notice by an order specifying the changes so to be made and the time when they shall take effect, and the manner in which they shall be filed and published.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8097; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.63; C77, 79, 81, §327D.80; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.81 - Indicating change.

327D.81 Indicating change.
When any change is proposed in any rate, such proposed change shall be plainly indicated on the new schedule filed with the department, by some typographic character immediately preceding or following the item.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8098; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.64; C77, 79, 81, §327D.81; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.82 - Schedule charge mandatory — refunds and discrimination.

327D.82 Schedule charge mandatory — refunds and discrimination.
No common carrier, except as otherwise provided, shall charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater or less or different compensation for the transportation of persons or property or for any service in connection therewith than the rates, fares, and charges applicable to such transportation as specified in its schedules filed and in effect at the time; nor shall any such carrier refund or remit in any manner or by any device any portion of the rates, fares, or charges so specified except upon order of the courts or of the department as may be now or hereafter by law provided, nor extend to any shipper or person any privilege or facility in the transportation of passengers or property except such as are specified in such schedules.
[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8099; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.65; C77, 79, 81, §327D.82; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.83 - Rate hearing.

327D.83 Rate hearing.
If a schedule is filed with the department stating a rate, the department may, either upon complaint or upon its own motion, request the department of inspections and appeals to conduct a hearing concerning the propriety of the rate.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8100; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.66; C77, 79, 81, §327D.83; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
89 Acts, ch 273, §29
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.84 - Suspension of rates.

327D.84 Suspension of rates.
Pending the hearing and the decision thereon, such rate shall not go into effect; but the period of suspension of such rate shall not extend more than one hundred twenty days beyond the time when such rate would otherwise go into effect.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8101; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.67; C77, 79, 81, §327D.84]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.85 - Rate proposal — review.

327D.85 Rate proposal — review.
At the hearing the department of inspections and appeals shall propose the rates on the schedule, in whole or in part, or others in lieu thereof, which the department of inspections and appeals finds are just and reasonable rates. The action of the department of inspections and appeals is subject to review by the state department of transportation. The decision of the state department of transportation is the final agency action.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8102; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.68; C77, 79, 81, §327D.85; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
89 Acts, ch 273, §30
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.86 - When rates effective.

327D.86 When rates effective.
All such rates not so suspended shall, on the expiration of thirty days from the time of filing the same with the department or of such less time as the said department may grant, go into effect and be the established and effective rates, subject to the power of the department after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, as herein provided, to alter or modify the same.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8103; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.69; C77, 79, 81, §327D.86; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.87 - Posting and filing of revised schedules.

327D.87 Posting and filing of revised schedules.
After such changes have been authorized by the department, copies of the new or revised schedules shall be posted or filed as provided in this chapter within such reasonable time as may be fixed by the department.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8104; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.70; C77, 79, 81, §327D.87; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.89 - Complaint of violation.

327D.89 Complaint of violation.
When a person complains to the department that the rate charged or published by a railway corporation, or the maximum rate fixed by law, is unreasonably high or discriminating, the department may investigate the matter, and request the department of inspections and appeals to conduct a hearing. The department of inspections and appeals shall give the parties notice of the time and place of the hearing.
[C97, §2139; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8106; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.72; C77, 79, 81, §327D.89; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
89 Acts, ch 273, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.90 - Hearing — evidence.

327D.90 Hearing — evidence.
At the time of the hearing the department of inspections and appeals shall receive any evidence and listen to any arguments presented by either party relevant to the matter under investigation, and the burden of proof is not upon the person making the complaint. The complainant shall add to the showing made at the hearing whatever information the complainant then has, or can obtain from any source. The department of inspections and appeals shall propose just and reasonable rates, which may be adopted in whole or in part or modified as the state department of transportation determines.
[C97, §2140; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8107; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.73; C77, 79, 81, §327D.90; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
89 Acts, ch 273, §32
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.102 - Movement of livestock — burden of proof.

327D.102 Movement of livestock — burden of proof.
It is hereby made the duty of all common carriers of freight within this state to move cars of livestock at the highest practicable speed consistent with reasonable safety and the reasonable movement of its general traffic. The burden of proof that cars of livestock are so moved shall be upon the carrier, and proof that such cars were moved according to schedule or timetable shall not be prima facie evidence that they were moved at the highest practicable speed consistent with reasonable safety.
[S13, §2157-s; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.80; C77, 79, 81, §327D.102]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.113 - Names of free pass beneficiaries reported.

327D.113 Names of free pass beneficiaries reported.
Every common carrier of passengers within the provisions of this chapter shall, whenever so requested by the department, file with the department a sworn statement showing the names of all persons within this state holding, or to whom during the preceding year such carrier issued, furnished, or gave a free ticket, free pass, free transportation, or a discriminating reduced rate, except wage earners of common carriers in their ordinary employment and families of such wage earners, and disclosing such further information as will enable the department to determine whether the person to whom it was issued was within the exception of said provisions.
[S13, §2157-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8132; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.98; C77, 79, 81, §327D.113]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.114 - Passenger tickets — redemption.

327D.114 Passenger tickets — redemption.
Every railroad corporation shall redeem in whole or in part any unused passenger ticket at a rate equal to the transportation value of the unused portion. Any redemption shall be made not more than forty-five days from the date of the refund request.
[S13, §2128-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8133; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.99; C77, 79, 81, §327D.114]
Referred to in §327D.116
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.116 - Violations.

327D.116 Violations.
Any railroad company, corporation, person, or persons, who as common carriers shall sell or issue tickets as set forth in section 327D.114, and shall refuse or neglect to redeem the same, as by said section provided, within ten days of date of demand, shall forfeit and pay to the owner of such ticket the purchase price of said ticket, and the further sum of one hundred dollars.
[S13, §2128-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8135; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.101; C77, 79, 81, §327D.116]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.127 - Railroad track scales — weighing — fee.

327D.127 Railroad track scales — weighing — fee.
Every railroad corporation operating within the state and having track scales shall maintain the scales in good order and of sufficient capacity to weigh carloads of bulk commodities transported over the railroad. The railroad shall weigh car lots of bulk commodities at the request of any owner, consignor, or consignee of such commodities, and furnish written certificates of the weights to the owner, consignor, or consignee. A reasonable charge may be made for such requested weighing.
[S13, §2157-l; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8137; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.103; C77, 79, 81, §327D.127]
Referred to in §215.25, 327D.131, 327D.132
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.128 - Weighing — disagreement.

327D.128 Weighing — disagreement.
If a railroad corporation and the owner, consignor, or consignee of car lots of bulk commodities cannot reach agreement relative to the weighing of the commodities, appeal may be made to the state department of transportation. The state department of transportation, after a hearing by the department of inspections and appeals, shall issue an order equitable to all parties including but not limited to allocation of costs and specification of the place and manner of weighing.
[C77, 79, 81, §327D.128; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
89 Acts, ch 273, §33
Referred to in §327D.131, 327D.132
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.129 - Weight at destination.

327D.129 Weight at destination.
Bulk commodities shall be weighed at the destination upon request of the consignee when there are track scales at the destination. If the destination is not equipped with track scales, the weighing shall be done at the nearest practicable point agreed to by both parties.
[S13, §2157-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8139; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.105; C77, 79, 81, §327D.129]
Referred to in §327D.131, 327D.132
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.130 - Weighing commodities.

327D.130 Weighing commodities.
A scale ticket printed or stamped by automatic recorders pursuant to section 215.19, shall be furnished to the consignee. Settlement of freight charges shall be based upon those weights, but weight shall not be warranted for any other commercial purpose unless so stated upon the face of the scale ticket.
[S13, §2157-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8140; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.106; C77, 79, 81, §327D.130]
Referred to in §327D.131, 327D.132
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.131 - Prima facie evidence.

327D.131 Prima facie evidence.
Certificates mentioned in sections 327D.127 through 327D.130, this section, and section 327D.132 shall be prima facie evidence of the facts recited in the certificates in any action arising between consignors and consignees and common carriers.
[S13, §2157-p; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8141; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.107; C77, 79, 81, §327D.131]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §190
Referred to in §327D.132
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.132 - Violation — penalty.

327D.132 Violation — penalty.
Any common carrier operating in this state violating any of the provisions of sections 327D.127 through 327D.131 by neglecting or refusing to weigh cars or to furnish certificates of weights as provided in those sections shall, upon conviction, be subject to a schedule “one” penalty.
[S13, §2157-q; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8142; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.108; C77, 79, 81, §327D.132]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §191
Referred to in §327D.131
See §327C.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.160 - Rules.

327D.160 Rules.
The department shall prescribe, pursuant to chapter 17A, rules reasonably necessary for the orderly disposition of claims arising from loss or damage to property tendered for transportation.
[S13, §2074-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8150; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.116; C77, 79, 81, §327D.160; 81 Acts, ch 22, §18]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.173 - Notice of arrival of shipment.

327D.173 Notice of arrival of shipment.
All companies, corporations, or individuals that now, or hereafter, may own or operate any railroads, in whole or in part, in the state, and all persons, firms, or companies, and all associations of persons, whether incorporated or not, that shall do business as a common carrier upon any of the lines of railway in this state, shall be and remain liable as a common carrier upon all less than carload shipments until the consignee shall be notified of the arrival of the shipment and has reasonable time and opportunity to receive same.
[SS15, §2074-f; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8153; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.119; C77, 79, 81, §327D.173]
Referred to in §327D.174
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.174 - Notice prescribed.

327D.174 Notice prescribed.
A deposit in the United States post office or public mailing box of a written notice addressed to the consignee at the address given upon the bill of lading will constitute service of the notice required by section 327D.173, and forty-eight hours from the date of the mailing of such notice shall be a reasonable time in which to receive said shipment.
[SS15, §2074-f; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8154; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.120; C77, 79, 81, §327D.174]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.186 - Liability for negligence of employees.

327D.186 Liability for negligence of employees.
Every corporation operating a railway shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person, including employees of such corporation, in consequence of the neglect of the agents, or by any mismanagement of the engineers, or other employees thereof, and in consequence of the willful wrongs, whether of commission or omission, of such agents, engineers, or other employees, when such wrongs are in any manner connected with the use and operation of any railway on or about which they shall be employed, and no contract which restricts such liability shall be legal or binding.
[C73, §1307; C97, §2071; S13, §2071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8156; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.122; C77, 79, 81, §327D.186]
Referred to in §327D.187, 327D.188
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.187 - Relief or indemnity contract.

327D.187 Relief or indemnity contract.
No contract of insurance, relief, benefit, or indemnity in case of injury or death, entered into prior to the injury, between the person so injured and such corporation, or any other person or association acting for such corporation, and no acceptance of any such insurance, relief, benefit, or indemnity by the person injured, the person’s surviving spouse, heirs, or legal representatives after the injury, from such corporation, person, or association, shall constitute any bar or defense to any cause of action brought under the provisions of section 327D.186; but nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent or invalidate any settlement for damages between the parties subsequent to injuries received.
[S13, §2071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8157; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.123; C77, 79, 81, §327D.187]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.188 - Contributory and comparative negligence.

327D.188 Contributory and comparative negligence.
In all actions brought against any railway corporation to recover damages for the personal injury or death of any employee under or by virtue of any of the provisions of section 327D.186, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery; but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee.
[S13, §2071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8158; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.124; C77, 79, 81, §327D.188]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.189 - Unallowable pleas.

327D.189 Unallowable pleas.
No such employee who may be injured or killed shall be held to have been guilty of contributory negligence in any case where the violation by such common carrier or corporation of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee; nor shall it be any defense to such action that the employee who was injured or killed assumed the risks of the person’s employment.
[S13, §2071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8159; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.125; C77, 79, 81, §327D.189]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.190 - Damages by fire.

327D.190 Damages by fire.
Any corporation operating a railway shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person on account of loss of or injury to the person’s property occasioned by fire set out or caused by the operation of such railway. Such damages may be recovered by the party injured in the manner set out in sections 327G.6 through 327G.8 and to the same extent, save as to double damages.
[C73, §1289; C97, §2056; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8160; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.126; C77, 79, 81, §327D.190]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §192
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.192 - Spot checks for hazardous cargo.

327D.192 Spot checks for hazardous cargo.
An employee under the supervision of the department’s administrator for rail and water designated by the director of the department may conduct spot inspections of vehicles subject to registration which are owned or operated by a railroad corporation to determine whether a vehicle is used to transport products or property which may be a safety hazard for the operator of the vehicle subject to registration or any other employee of the railroad corporation who is transported in the vehicle.
[C77, 79, 81, §327D.192]
88 Acts, ch 1134, §71
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.200 - Inconsistency with federal law — railroads.

327D.200 Inconsistency with federal law — railroads.
If any provision of this chapter is inconsistent or conflicts with federal laws, rules, or regulations applicable to railway corporations subject to the jurisdiction of the surface transportation board, the department shall suspend the provision, but only to the extent necessary to eliminate the inconsistency or conflict.
83 Acts, ch 121, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §63
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327D - REGULATION OF CARRIERS › Section 327D.201 - Railroad intrastate rates — rules.

327D.201 Railroad intrastate rates — rules.
The department may issue rules relating to the regulation of railroad intrastate rates, classifications, rules, and practices in accordance with the standards and procedures of the surface transportation board applicable to rail carriers.
83 Acts, ch 121, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §64
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327E - RAILWAY CORPORATIONS — POWERS › Section 327E.1 - Foreign railway corporations.

327E.1 Foreign railway corporations.
1. Any railway corporation organized or created by or under the laws of any other state, owning and operating a line or lines of railroad in such state, may build its road or branches into this state, and shall possess all the powers and privileges, and be subject to the same liabilities, as like corporations organized and incorporated under the laws of this state, if the railway corporation files with the secretary of state a copy of its articles of incorporation, if incorporated under a general law of such state, or a certified copy of the statute incorporating it if the charter was granted by statute.
2. Any such railway corporation may take and hold voluntary grants of real estate and other property as are made to it to aid in the construction, maintenance, and continued operation of its railway. However, all real estate so received shall be held only as long as the real estate is used for the construction, maintenance, and continued operation of a railway.
[C97, §2048; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7941; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §476.22; C77, 79, 81, §327E.1; 82 Acts, ch 1207, §1]
2021 Acts, ch 76, §60
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327E - RAILWAY CORPORATIONS — POWERS › Section 327E.2 - Sale or lease of railroad property.

327E.2 Sale or lease of railroad property.
Any railway corporation may sell or lease its property and franchises to, or make joint running arrangements not in conflict with law with, any corporation owning or operating any connecting railway, and any corporation operating the railway of another shall be liable in the same manner and extent as though such railway belonged to it.
[C73, §1300; C97, §2066; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7942; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §476.23; C77, 79, 81, §327E.2]
Referred to in §617.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327E - RAILWAY CORPORATIONS — POWERS › Section 327E.3 - Motorbuses.

327E.3 Motorbuses.
Any person operating a railroad in this state may own and operate any other common carrier subject to applicable state laws. Any such person may purchase and own capital stock and securities of a corporation organized for or engaged in the business of a common carrier.
[C31, 35, §7945-c1; C39, §7945.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §476.27; C77, 79, 81, §327E.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.1 - Crossing railway, canal or watercourse.

327F.1 Crossing railway, canal or watercourse.
Any railroad company may build its railway across, over, or under any other railway, canal or watercourse, when necessary, but shall not thereby unnecessarily impede travel, transportation or navigation. It shall be liable for all damages caused by such crossing.
[R60, §1325; C73, §1265; C97, §2020; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7946; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.1; C77, 79, 81, §327F.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.2 - Maintenance of bridges — damages.

327F.2 Maintenance of bridges — damages.
Every railroad company shall build, maintain, and keep in good repair all bridges, abutments, or other construction necessary to enable it to cross over or under any canal, watercourse, other railway, public highway, or other way, except as otherwise provided by law, and shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person by reason of any neglect or violation of the provisions of this section.
[R60, §1326, 1327; C73, §1266, 1267; C97, §2021; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7947; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.2; C77, 79, 81, §327F.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.3 - Catwalks and handrails.

327F.3 Catwalks and handrails.
Any person operating a railroad in this state shall construct and maintain in good repair a catwalk and handrail on at least one side of every railway bridge and trestle which shall be constructed, or the structure of which is renovated in any manner, after January 1, 1976. The catwalk and handrail shall extend the length of the bridge or trestle.
[C77, 79, 81, §327F.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.4 - Rights of riparian owners.

327F.4 Rights of riparian owners.
All owners or lessees of lands or lots situated upon the Iowa banks of the Mississippi or Missouri rivers upon which any business is carried on which is in any way connected with the navigation of either of said rivers, or to which such navigation is a proper or convenient adjunct, are authorized to construct and maintain in front of their property, piers, cribs, booms, and other proper and convenient erections and devices for the use of their respective pursuits, and the protection and harbor of rafts, logs, floats, and watercraft, in such manner as to create no material or unreasonable obstruction to the navigation of the stream, or to a similar use of adjoining property.
[C97, §2032; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7948; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.3; C77, 79, 81, §327F.4]
Referred to in §327F.5, 420.165
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.5 - Railroad on riparian land or lots.

327F.5 Railroad on riparian land or lots.
No person or corporation shall construct or operate any railroad or other obstruction between the lots or lands referred to in section 327F.4 and either of said rivers, or upon the shore or margin thereof, unless the injury and damage to owners or lessees occasioned thereby shall be first ascertained and paid in the manner provided for taking private property for works of internal improvement.
[C97, §2033; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7949; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.4; C77, 79, 81, §327F.5]
Referred to in §420.165
Condemnation procedure, chapter 6B
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.13 - Close-clearance warning devices.

327F.13 Close-clearance warning devices.
1. The owner of a railroad track shall place a warning device at a location where the close clearance between the track and a building, machinery, trees, brush, or other object is such that the building, machinery, trees, brush, or other object physically impedes a person who is lawfully riding the side of a train in the course of the person’s duties in service to a railroad company from clearing the building, machinery, trees, brush, or other object.
2. The warning device shall be placed in a location which provides adequate notice to a person riding the side of a train so that the person may prepare for the close clearance. Any signs posted shall not be a danger to other persons working on the property.
3. Placement of a warning device pursuant to this section does not relieve the owner of a railroad track from any duties required under chapter 317 or section 327F.27.
4. A violation of this section is punishable as a schedule “one” penalty under section 327C.5.
5. This section does not apply to a railroad that operates locomotives powered by overhead or suspended electric power lines.
6. The department of transportation shall adopt rules to implement this section. Notwithstanding any other provision, the department of transportation shall be allowed to enter any property on which railroad track is located for the purpose of administering and enforcing this section. Entry upon any private property shall be with knowledge and notice to the property owner.
7. This section only applies to a location where a close-clearance warning device is required to be placed pursuant to rules of the department when funds are available from the department to reimburse the owner of the railroad track for the cost of the close-clearance warning device, including cost of installation.
2007 Acts, ch 164, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.27 - Vegetation on right-of-way.

327F.27 Vegetation on right-of-way.
1. Every railroad corporation shall ensure that vegetation on railroad property which is on or immediately adjacent to the roadbed be controlled so that it does not:
a. Become a fire hazard to track-carrying structures.
b. Obstruct visibility of railroad signs and signals.
c. Interfere with railroad employees performing normal trackside duties.
d. Prevent proper functioning of signal and communication lines.
e. Prevent railroad employees from visually inspecting moving equipment from their normal duty stations.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a railroad corporation from carrying out noxious weed control programs as provided in chapter 317.
[S13, §2110-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7992; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.53; C77, 79, 81, §327F.27]
2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §172
Referred to in §327F.13, 327F.28, 327F.29
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.28 - Violations.

327F.28 Violations.
Any failure to comply with the provisions of section 327F.27 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a schedule “one” penalty.
[S13, §2110-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7993; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.54; C77, 79, 81, §327F.28]
Referred to in §327F.29
See §327C.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.29 - Enforcement.

327F.29 Enforcement.
It shall be the duty of the county attorneys in the respective counties to enforce the provisions of sections 327F.27 and 327F.28.
[S13, §2110-k; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7994; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.55; C77, 79, 81, §327F.29]
Referred to in §331.756(50)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.30 - Power to eject passenger.

327F.30 Power to eject passenger.
Any conductor of a railway train carrying passengers shall have the right to refuse to permit any person, not in the custody of an officer, to enter any passenger car on the train in the conductor’s charge, who shall be in a state of intoxication; and shall have the further right to eject from the train at any station, or at any regular stop, any person found in a state of intoxication or disturbing the peace and for that purpose may call to the conductor’s aid any employee of the railway.
[S13, §2461-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7996; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.57; C77, 79, 81, §327F.30]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.31 - Political subdivision ordinances.

327F.31 Political subdivision ordinances.
An ordinance or resolution adopted by a political subdivision of this state which relates to the speed of a train in an area within the jurisdiction of the political subdivision is subject to approval by the state department of transportation. Any speed ordinance or resolution adopted by a political subdivision of the state prior to July 1, 1988, which has not been approved by the department shall be referred to the department by the political subdivision and shall be in full force and effect upon approval of the ordinance or resolution by the department. This section does not abrogate, modify, or alter any historical or contractual agreement between a political subdivision of the state and a railroad corporation in existence on July 1, 1975.
88 Acts, ch 1079, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §101
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 327F - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS › Section 327F.32 - Railroad employee credentials.

327F.32 Railroad employee credentials.
An engineer, conductor, brake operator, or any other member of the crew of a locomotive or railroad train operated upon a railroad track, including a railroad track intersecting with a street or highway at a railroad grade crossing, is not required to provide a driver’s license to a law enforcement officer in connection with the operation of the locomotive or railroad train.
2014 Acts, ch 1030, §1