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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 450 - Motor Vehicle Equipment › Rule 761-450.7 - Front Windshields, Windows or Sidewings

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(1)
Prohibition.
Except as
				provided in Iowa Code section 321.438(2), a person shall not operate on the
				highway a motor vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the
				immediate right or left of the driver (front side window) or a sidewing forward
				of and to the left or right of the driver (front sidewing) which is excessively
				dark or reflective.
(2)
Standard of transparency.
"Excessively dark or reflective"
				means that the windshield, front side window or front sidewing does not meet a
				minimum standard of transparency of 70 percent light transmittance.
(3)
Dark window exemption.
a. Effective July 4, 2012, no exemption shall
				be granted from the minimum standard of transparency set forth in subrule
				450.7(2).
b. A motor vehicle fitted
				with a front windshield, a front side window or a front sidewing with less than
				70 percent but not less than 35 percent light transmittance before July 4,
				2012, may continue to be maintained and operated with a front windshield, a
				front side window or a front sidewing with less than 70 percent but not less
				than 35 percent light transmittance on or after July 4, 2012, so long as the
				vehicle continues to be used for the transport of a passenger or operator who
				obtained Form 432020, which documented a medical need for such reduced
				transparency, and was signed by the person's physician before July 4, 2012.
				Form 432020 must be carried at all times in the vehicle to which the exemption
				applies. At such time as the vehicle is no longer used for the transport of the
				passenger or operator who is the subject of Form 432020, the exemption expires
				and may not be renewed. The owner of the vehicle to which the exemption applied
				must return the vehicle to conformance with the minimum standard of
				transparency set forth in subrule 450.7(2) within 60 days of expiration of the
				exemption.
c. "Physician" as used
				in this rule means a person licensed under Iowa Code chapter 148, 151 or 154.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  321.438.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 451 - Emergency Vehicle Certificate › Rule 761-451.1 - Information

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Information about certificates of designation for authorized
				  emergency vehicles is available by mail from the Motor Vehicle Division, Iowa
				  Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 9278, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278; in
				  person at 6310 SE Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa; by telephone at
				  (515)237-3110; by email at
vscusto@iowadot.us
; or on
				  the department's website at
www.iowadot.gov
.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.2
				  and
				  321.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 451 - Emergency Vehicle Certificate › Rule 761-451.2 - Authorized Emergency Vehicle Certificate

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(1)
Application.
Application for a certificate which designates a
				privately owned vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle shall be submitted
				to the motor vehicle division in the form and manner prescribed by the
				department. The department shall deny an application if the applicant does not
				establish for the department that the vehicle will be used as an authorized
				emergency vehicle, as described in Iowa Code section
				321.451, that the vehicle does
				not otherwise demonstrate necessity for the designation, or that the applicant
				does not meet the criteria for issuance of a certificate established by Iowa
				Code section 321.451.
(2)
Expiration.
The
				certificate of designation expires at midnight on the thirty-first day of
				December five years from the year in which it was issued.
(3)
Limitation.
In addition
				to the provisions of Iowa Code sections
				321.231(2),
				321.231(4),
				321.231A,
				321.324A(3A) 
				and 321.451, a towing or recovery
				vehicle with a valid certificate of designation may only display illuminated
				emergency lights in one of the following circumstances:
a. When the vehicle is at the scene of an
				emergency, which includes an incident dangerous to the public or roadside
				operations where increased visibility will mitigate risk of traffic
				hazards.
b. When otherwise
				authorized by a law enforcement officer.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.231,
				  321.231A,
				  321.324A(3A) 
				  and 321.451.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 451 - Emergency Vehicle Certificate › Rule 761-451.3 - Application Denial or Certificate Revocation

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(1) The
				department may deny an application or revoke a certificate of designation if an
				applicant or certificate holder fails to comply with the applicable provisions
				of this chapter or Iowa Code section
				321.231,
				321.231A,
				321.324A(3A) 
				or 321.451; or if the certificate
				holder is no longer eligible for the certificate, or the certificate holder
				otherwise abuses the certification.
(2) The department shall send notice by
				certified mail to a person whose certificate of designation is to be revoked.
				The department shall send notice by first-class mail when an application is
				denied. The notice shall be mailed to the person's mailing address as shown on
				departmental records, and the revocation or denial shall become effective 20
				days from the date mailed. A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the
				department and who is entitled to a hearing may contest the decision in
				accordance with 761-Chapter 13. The request shall be submitted in writing to
				the director of the motor vehicle division. The request shall be deemed timely
				submitted if it is delivered or postmarked on or before the effective date
				specified in the notice of revocation or denial.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 17A and
				  sections 321.13,
				  321.16,
				  321.231,
				  321.231A,
				  321.324A(3A) 
				  and 321.451.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 452 - Reflective Devices on Slow-moving Vehicles › Rule 761-452.3 - Alternative Reflective Device

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If a person operating a vehicle drawn by a horse or mule
				  objects for religious reasons to using a reflective device that complies with
				  the standards of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, the vehicle
				  may be identified by an alternative reflective device that is in compliance
				  with the following:
(1) The
				alternative reflective device shall consist of one-inch-wide strips applied to
				the rear of the vehicle. The combined length of the strips shall be at least 72
				inches. The strips, when applied, shall approximate the outline of the
				vehicle.
(2) The reflective
				material may be black, gray, silver or white in color, but must reflect white
				when illuminated by other vehicles' headlamps.
(3) The reflective material shall be visible
				from a distance of not less than 500 feet from the rear of the vehicle when
				illuminated by other vehicles' headlamps.
(4) The reflective material shall be kept
				free of dirt and debris.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code Supplement
				  section 321.383(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 454 - Towing Wrecked or Disabled Vehicles › Rule 761-454.1 - Definitions

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For the purpose of Iowa Code section
				  321.463,
				  the following definitions are established:
"Tow"
means the transportation by a vehicle
				  designed to tow or transport wrecked or disabled vehicles directly from the
				  scene of a crash, disablement, or impoundment to any place of repair, storage,
				  or safekeeping.
"Wrecked or disabled vehicle"
means a
				  vehicle upon a highway involved in a crash or having mechanical failure, broken
				  parts, or other defects, any of which prevent the vehicle from moving safely
				  under its own power, or any vehicle impounded by the order of a peace
				  officer.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  321.463.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.1 - Definitions

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The definitions in Iowa Code section
				  321.1
				  and subsection
				  321.89(1)
				   apply to this chapter. In addition:
"Abandoned vehicle,"
when used in Iowa Code
				  section
				  321.89 and
				  this chapter of rules, means only those vehicles subject to registration as
				  referred to in Iowa Code section
				  321.18.
"Bidder registry"
means a record of all
				  persons who have registered to bid at a public auction.
"Public auction,"
when used in Iowa Code
				  section
				  321.89, means
				  an auction open to the general public. A public auction may be by electronic
				  means, by sealed bid, or a conventional oral auction. The highest bidder is
				  awarded the property. When the auction is a conventional oral auction, bidders
				  shall register and bring the bid deposit with them to the auction on the day
				  and at the location and time specified for the sale, if a bid deposit is
				  required. Bidders bid against one another until bidding
				  stops.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.2 - Location

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Information, forms and instructions are available from:
				  Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services Bureau, Iowa Department of Transportation,
				  P.O. Box 9278, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278 or the department's website at
www.iowadot.gov
.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.4 - Advertising

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(1) A public
				auction shall be advertised at least seven days in advance within the county
				where the auction will take place or where the vehicle is physically located.
				At minimum, the manner of the advertising shall be:
a. Published in a newspaper which meets the
				requirements set forth in Iowa Code section
				618.3;
				and
b. Posted in a conspicuous
				manner viewable to the public at the location where the public auction will
				occur. If the public auction is to be conducted by electronic means, the
				location shall be the specific website to be used for the auction.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.5 - Bidder Registry

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(1) A
				police authority or private entity designated by a police authority shall
				maintain for three years the bidder registry for each auctioned vehicle sold or
				offered for sale at a public auction. The bidder registry shall be open for
				inspection by any peace officer or department employee. For each auctioned
				vehicle, the bidder registry shall contain:
a.
				The full name of the bidder.
b. The
				bona fide address of the bidder.
c.
				A telephone number of the bidder.
d. The date of the auction.
e. The auctioned vehicle's make, model, model
				year, and vehicle identification number.
f. The location of the
				auction.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.6 - Odometer Statement

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(1) When
				a vehicle is sold at a public auction and the seller cannot attest to the true
				mileage reading of the vehicle's odometer, the seller shall complete the
				odometer disclosure statement, when required pursuant to Iowa Code section
				321.71, in the following manner:
a. The
				odometer statement shall reflect the odometer mileage reading at the time of
				sale; and
b. The odometer statement
				shall be marked indicating "odometer discrepancy," certifying the odometer
				mileage reading is not the actual mileage.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.7 - Abandoned Vehicle Report

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(1)
Impound report.
The police authority or private entity shall
				submit with the abandoned vehicle report the police authority's impound report
				showing the date the vehicle was taken into custody and providing a complete
				description of the vehicle. The date the vehicle was taken into custody is the
				date of abandonment unless the police authority declares a different date of
				abandonment. The abandonment date shall be used to calculate the 20-day
				notification period to the owner and lienholder(s).
(2)
Notice.
The police
				authority or private entity shall submit with the abandoned vehicle report a
				copy of the notice sent to the owner and lienholder(s) or proof of publication
				of notice. The department shall not reimburse any loss unless the notice was
				sent or published within the required 20 days.
(3)
Certificate of disposal.
				A
private entity shall submit with the abandoned vehicle report a copy
				of the completed certificate of disposal.
(4)
Receipts.
The police
				authority or private entity shall submit with the abandoned vehicle report
				detailed receipts showing payment for each expense incurred. A receipt must
				identify the date(s) of occurrence of the expense; for example, a receipt for
				storage must identify the beginning and ending dates. A receipt for both towing
				and storage must show separately the towing charge and the storage charge per
				day. Reimbursement shall be limited as follows:
a. Towing-$50 per vehicle.
b. Notice-actual postage or publication
				cost.
c. Storage-$5 per day, not to
				exceed 45 days per vehicle.
(1) If a police
				authority provides its own storage facility for abandoned vehicles, the
				department shall not reimburse the police authority for use of that
				facility.
(2) When the vehicle is
				held for an evidentiary hearing for more than 45 days, the police authority or
				private entity shall submit proof of the evidentiary hearing to obtain
				reimbursement.
d.
				Advertising-up to $20 per auction, or advertising receipt totals for two
				auctions, whichever is less, not to exceed $40 total.
e. Auction expenses-10 percent of the
				vehicle's sale price or $10 per vehicle, whichever is less. A receipt is not
				required for auction expense reimbursement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.8 - Time Limits

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(1)
Report claiming reimbursement.
A claim for reimbursement must
				be submitted to the department within 90 days after the sale or disposal of the
				abandoned vehicle.
(2)
Report remitting unclaimed profits.
a. If proceeds from the sale or disposal of a
				vehicle are not claimed by the owner or lienholder(s) during the specified 90
				days, the police authority shall send the proceeds to the department within 10
				days after the claiming period expires.
b. If personal property is disposed of
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				321.89, the
				proceeds are exempt from this rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.1 - Definitions

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The definitions in Iowa Code sections
				  326.2 and
				  326.3
				  apply to this chapter. In addition:
"Distance schedule"
means the department
				  form used to report fleet distance.
"IRP"
means the International Registration
				  Plan as defined in Iowa Code section
				  326.2.
"Qualified registrant"
means a motor carrier
				  who has received written approval by the department to self-certify IRP
				  credential destruction.
"Self-certification of IRP credential
				  destruction"
means a signed statement that is completed by a qualified
				  registrant certifying the date the IRP credentials have been destroyed.
"Temporary evidence of apportioned
				  registration"
means a document issued by the department that describes
				  the vehicle and lists the weight for each jurisdiction in which the vehicle is
				  registered for operation and allows the vehicle to be operated.
"Vehicle schedule"
means the department form
				  used to report vehicle registration information.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  326.2,
				  326.3,
				  326.15
				  and
				  326.33.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.2 - General Information

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(1)
Information and location.
Applications, forms and information
				on interstate registration and operation of vehicles are available on the
				department's website at
www.iowadot.gov
,
				by mail from the Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services Bureau, Iowa Department of
				Transportation, P.O. Box 10382, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-0382; in person at 6310
				SE Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa; by telephone at (515)237-3268; by facsimile
				at (515)237-3225; or by email at
omcs@iowadot.us
.
(2)
Method of operation.
The
				operations of the department's motor vehicle division relating to reciprocity
				and apportioned registration shall be conducted in accordance with the IRP and
				Iowa Code chapters 321 and 326.
(3)
Organizational data.
The vehicle and motor carrier services
				bureau of the motor vehicle division is authorized pursuant to Iowa Code
				chapter 326 to:
a. Enter into reciprocity
				apportioned registration agreements with other jurisdictions. The department is
				a member of the IRP. The IRP and any revisions thereto are hereby incorporated
				into this chapter. A copy of the agreement may be obtained by contacting the
				vehicle and motor carrier services bureau or at
www.irponline.org
Under this agreement, the
				vehicle and motor carrier services bureau shall do all of the following:
(1) Compute and collect apportionable fees
				due this state under apportioned registration agreements.
(2) Issue registration plates, validation
				stickers, cab cards, temporary evidence of apportioned registration, and trip
				permits to qualified registrants.
(3) Enter into reciprocity agreements with
				other jurisdictions. These agreements exempt nonresidents from the registration
				and registration fee requirements of Iowa Code chapter 321.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  17A.3,
				  326.5 and
				  326.6.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.3 - Waiver of Rules

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In accordance with 761-Chapter 11, the director of
				  transportation may, in response to a petition, waive provisions of this
				  chapter. A waiver shall not be granted unless the director finds that special
				  or emergency circumstances exist. "Special or emergency circumstances" means
				  one or more of the following:
(1)
				Circumstances where the movement is necessary to cooperate with cities,
				counties, other state agencies or other states in response to a national or
				other disaster.
(2) Circumstances
				where the movement is necessary to cooperate with national defense
				officials.
(3) Circumstances where
				the movement is necessary to cooperate with public or private utilities in
				order to maintain their public services.
(4) Circumstances where the movement is
				essential to ensure safety and protection of any person or property due to
				events such as, but not limited to, pollution of natural resources, a potential
				fire or explosion.
(5)
				Circumstances where weather or transportation problems create an undue hardship
				for citizens of the state of Iowa.
(6) Circumstances where movement involves
				emergency-type vehicles.
(7)
				Uncommon or extraordinary circumstances where the movement is essential to the
				existence of an Iowa business and the move may be accomplished without causing
				undue hazard to the safety of the traveling public or undue damage to private
				or public property.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  17A.9A and
				  326.33.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.4 - Renewal for Irp Registration

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Renewal reminder notices are sent electronically or by mail
				  at least 60 days prior to the registration expiration date to all registrants
				  who maintained an active IRP fleet with Iowa during that year. A registrant may
				  request a renewal reminder notice to be sent by mail. The renewal is made
				  available online at least 60 days prior to the registration expiration date and
				  can be accessed on the department's website.
(1) The renewal must include:
a. A completed and signed distance schedule
				and vehicle schedule(s). The schedules can be filed and signed either
				electronically or on paper.
b.
				Title documentation, if necessary.
c. One of the following:
(1) Receipted federal heavy vehicle use tax
				(Form 2290 Schedule 1) for vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000
				pounds or more.
(2) A copy of Form
				2290 Schedule 1 and sufficient documentation of payment of the tax due at the
				time Form 2290 was filed. The documentation can include, but is not limited to,
				a photocopy of both sides of a canceled check, a bank statement indicating the
				amount of tax paid and electronic acknowledgment indicating a payment of tax,
				and an Internal Revenue Service printout of the taxpayer's account showing the
				amount of tax paid.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.5 - Deadline for Placing a Vehicle in Storage

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The registrant of a currently registered vehicle may at any
				  time request that a vehicle be put into storage. The registrant must complete a
				  vehicle schedule and return it with the plate, cab card and validation sticker
				  to the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau. The vehicle schedule, plate,
				  cab card and sticker must be received or postmarked on or before the
				  registration expiration date to stop the registration fee from being assessed
				  for the renewal year. The vehicle and motor carrier services bureau shall
				  destroy the plate and return the cab card to the registrant with the word
				  "stored" stamped on it. Placing the vehicle in storage stops penalties on
				  registration fees. When the vehicle is taken out of storage, the vehicle shall
				  be assessed for the current annual registration fee.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.126
				  and
				  321.134.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.6 - Payment, Delinquency and Suspension

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(1) Payment shall be made payable to the Iowa
				Department of Transportation by cash, check, credit card, or any other means
				offered by the department. Payment shall be due 30 calendar days from the
				invoice date. However, renewal invoices shall be due 30 calendar days from the
				invoice date or by the last day of the registration expiration month, whichever
				is later.
(2) Invoices not paid by
				the due date shall be assessed a late payment penalty as provided in Iowa Code
				sections
				326.14
				and 326.16. The same penalty amount will be assessed the first of each month
				thereafter until the total invoice and all penalties are paid in
				full.
(3) A delinquency notice
				shall be sent on invoices 30 calendar days overdue. The department shall send a
				delinquency notice stating the IRP registration shall be suspended unless
				payment is received within 30 calendar days from the date of the delinquency
				notice. If payment is not received in a timely manner, a notice of suspension
				shall be sent to the registrant. When a registrant is under suspension, all of
				the registrant's Iowa-based IRP vehicles shall be suspended.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  326.10A,
				  326.14
				  and
				  326.16.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.7 - Self-certification of Irp Registration Plate and Validation Sticker Destruction

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(1) In order to
				request a refund for unused registration fees, unless the registrant qualifies
				to self-certify destruction under this rule, plates and validation stickers
				must be returned to the department when a vehicle is deleted from the fleet. A
				registrant must meet all of the following requirements to qualify for
				department approval to self-certify destruction of IRP credentials:
a. A minimum of five years' experience with
				IRP registration.
b. A satisfactory
				IRP payment history. A satisfactory payment history includes, but is not
				limited to, no suspension of IRP registration in the last five years due to
				late payment or returned check because of insufficient funds.
c. A satisfactory rating from the U.S.
				Department of Transportation in the previous five years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.8 - Irp Credentials

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Upon payment of appropriate fees and submission of all
				  required documentation, the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau shall
				  issue one IRP plate for each power unit to be mounted on the front of the power
				  unit, one trailer plate to be mounted on the rear of the trailer, and one cab
				  card for each power unit. The cab card may be in either a physical or
				  electronic format. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  326.14.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.9 - Nonrenewal Vehicle Additions

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A registrant may add a vehicle to the fleet at any time after
				  the commencement of the registration year. Upon payment of required fees,
				  temporary evidence of apportioned registration may be issued to operate the
				  vehicle(s). The temporary evidence of apportioned registration shall not exceed
				  45 days. However, the department may extend the temporary evidence of
				  apportioned registration for up to a total of 60 days if there are extenuating
				  circumstances. Once temporary evidence of apportioned registration is issued
				  and used, fees shall be due and the invoice may only be canceled if an error
				  was made by the department or there were extenuating circumstances for which
				  nonuse can be proven.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  326.11.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.10 - Nonrenewal Vehicle Deletions

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A registrant may delete vehicles from the fleet at any time
				  after the commencement of the registration year. The plates and validation
				  stickers must be returned to the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau at
				  the time of deletion. In lieu of returning the plates and validation stickers,
				  a qualified registrant under rule
				  761-500.7 (326) may submit a
				  self-certification of IRP credential destruction on or before the vehicle(s)
				  deletion date to the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau. Operating a
				  vehicle with credentials that were self-certified as destroyed shall result in
				  suspension of the self-certification privilege, and the registrant shall be
				  responsible for any additional fees that would have been due beyond the stated
				  destruction date.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  326.12
				  and
				  326.15.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.11 - Voluntary Cancellation of Registration

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A registrant may cancel an application for IRP registration
				  if the registrant notifies the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau within
				  15 days of the invoice date. The notice shall state the reason for
				  cancellation, the licensing status and ownership and be signed by the
				  registrant or its representative. If notice is not received within 15 days or
				  if a temporary evidence of apportioned registration was issued in accordance
				  with 761-500.9 (326), all
				  registration fees must be paid in full.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  326.6
				  and
				  326.11.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.12 - Policy on Registration Credit

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
If a vehicle is deleted from the IRP fleet and replaced with
				  another vehicle, registration credit may be applied to IRP fees due on the
				  replacement vehicle. The vehicle schedule identifying the added and deleted
				  vehicles must be submitted to the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau.
				  The deletion must take place on or before the effective date of the replacement
				  vehicle's registration. Allowance for credit of deleted vehicles shall be
				  subject to the conditions set forth in Iowa Code section
				  326.12.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  326.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.13 - Penalty for Late Filing of Vehicle Schedule

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) As provided in Iowa Code sections
				326.14
				and
				326.16, a late
				filing penalty of 5 percent shall be assessed to the vehicle if a vehicle
				schedule is not filed within 30 days of:
a.
				The purchase of a new or used vehicle;
b. The date a vehicle is brought across state
				borders into Iowa to be registered; or
c. A vehicle being first operated with the
				exemption allowed under Iowa Code section
				321.20A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.17 - Duplicate Credentials

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The fees for duplicate credentials are as follows:
(1) A replacement cab card is $3.
(2) A replacement plate including the cab
				card is $8.
(3) If applicable, a
				mailing fee will also be assessed based on the number of plates or cab cards
				being issued.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  326.22.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.20 - Making Claim for Refund

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A refund of Iowa fees previously paid for the registration of
				  vehicles may be made in accordance with Iowa Code sections
				  321.126,321.127,
				  321.129 and
				  326.15.
				  A claim for refund form may be obtained from the vehicle and motor carrier
				  services bureau. In lieu of returning the plates, a qualified registrant may
				  submit a self-certification of IRP credential destruction on or before the
				  vehicle's deletion date to the vehicle and motor carrier services
				  bureau.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.126,
				  321.127,
				  321.129 and
				  326.15.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.22 - Registration of Vehicles With Non-iowa Titles

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Registrants applying for registration for non-Iowa titled
				  vehicles shall submit to the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau with the
				  application or payment as specified in rule
				  761-500.7 (326) either a copy of
				  the non-Iowa title or a copy of the title application if the title has not been
				  issued. If a jurisdiction does not issue titles, a copy of the bill of sale or
				  a copy of the Canadian registration shall accompany the application or payment.
				  This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  326.11.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.23 - Record Retention

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Record retention requirement and penalty.
Iowa IRP registrants
				shall preserve the records upon which their registration is based as required
				by the IRP for the current registration year and the three preceding
				registration years. On request, the registrant shall make such records
				available for audit. The department may assess a penalty upon registrants who
				have failed to maintain proper records.
(2)
Adequacy of records.
The
				records maintained by a registrant shall be adequate to enable the department
				to verify the distances reported in the registrant's application for
				apportioned registration and to evaluate the accuracy of the registrant's
				distance accounting system. The records may be produced through any means and
				retained in any format or medium available to the registrant and accessible by
				the department.
a. The following records
				produced by a means other than a vehicle-tracking system shall be considered
				adequate:
(1) The beginning and ending dates
				of the trip to which the records pertain.
(2) The origin and destination of the
				trip.
(3) The route of
				travel.
(4) The beginning and
				ending reading from the odometer, hubodometer, engine control module (ECM), or
				any similar device for the trip.
(5) The total distance of the trip.
(6) The distance traveled in each
				jurisdiction.
(7) The vehicle
				identification number or vehicle unit number.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.24 - Trip Permits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The registrants may meet the registration requirements of
				  Iowa Code chapter 326 by operating under a trip permit. However, moves that are
				  intrastate or exceed legal dimensions or weight and operate under permit as
				  specified in Iowa Code chapter 32IE shall not be allowed.
(1) Trip permits may be obtained through the
				department's website, by mail, or in person from the vehicle and motor carrier
				services bureau. Such requests shall include the appropriate permit fee
				remittance.
(2) Registrants
				purchasing trip permits in advance of use may not return unused permits for a
				refund.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  326.23 and
				  326.46.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 500 - Interstate Registration and Operation of Vehicles › Rule 761-500.25 - Electronic Information

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
To the greatest extent possible, the vehicle and motor
				  carrier services bureau shall maintain in electronic form all records required
				  under this chapter. The retention period for electronic records must follow the
				  guidelines of the IRP.
(1)
IRP
				vehicle transaction.
The vehicle and motor carrier services bureau
				shall destroy paper copies of IRP vehicle transaction requests 90 days after
				the IRP invoice is generated.
(2)
Federal heavy use tax (Form 2290 Schedule I).
The vehicle and
				motor carrier services bureau shall maintain Form 2290 Schedule 1 in accordance
				with
				23 CFR Section
				669.9.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  326.33.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 505 - Interstate Motor Vehicle Fuel Licenses and Permits › Rule 761-505.2 - General Information

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Information and location.
Applications, forms and information
				on interstate motor vehicle fuel permits and licenses are available by mail
				from the Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services Bureau, Iowa Department of
				Transportation, P.O. Box 10382, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-0382; in person at 6310
				SE Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa; by telephone at (515)237-3268; by facsimile
				at (515)237-3225; by email at omcs(5iiowadot.us; or on the department's website
				at
www.iowadot.gov
.
(2)
Organizational data.
The
				vehicle and motor carrier services bureau is authorized, pursuant to Iowa Code
				chapter 452A, division III, to:
a. Issue fuel
				licenses or temporary fuel permits.
b. Compute and collect interstate motor fuel
				taxes.
c. Refund overpayments of
				interstate fuel taxes.
d.
				Administer agreements with other jurisdictions for the collection and refund of
				interstate motor fuel tax. In accordance with this, the department has adopted
				the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). Such agreement and any revisions
				thereto are hereby incorporated into this chapter. International Fuel Tax
				Agreement governing documents do not create rights in the taxpayer. A copy of
				the agreement may be reviewed at
www.iftach.org.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 505 - Interstate Motor Vehicle Fuel Licenses and Permits › Rule 761-505.3 - General Stipulations

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
IFTA member requirements.
In order to enter this state and not
				be in violation of Iowa Code section
				452A.52,
				the operator of the qualified motor vehicle based in an IFTA member
				jurisdiction must do one of the following:
a.
				Possess a fuel license pursuant to Iowa Code section
				452A.53.
b. Purchase a temporary fuel permit pursuant
				to Iowa Code section
				452A.53
				and subrule 505.3(9) when entering or before entering the state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 505 - Interstate Motor Vehicle Fuel Licenses and Permits › Rule 761-505.5 - Audits-required Reports

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Delegation to audit and examine.
Pursuant to Iowa Code
				sections
				452A.53,
				452A.55, and
				452A.62,
				the department reserves the right to examine returns and records, perform
				audits and determine the correct amount of tax due.
(2)
Statute of limitations.
Within three years after a return is filed, the department may audit the return
				to determine the accuracy of taxes paid. There is no time limitation on
				collection activities for any tax, penalty or interest due the
				department.
(3)
Outstanding
				tax, penalty, or interest for canceled and inactive licenses.
Any
				outstanding taxes, penalties, or interest must be paid before reapplying for a
				fuel license.
(4)
Audit
				period
-
records
-
costs.
The statute
				of limitations on the determination of any additional tax liability shall be
				three years after a return is filed; therefore, all records must be kept for
				four years after a return is filed.
a. For the
				purpose of verifying the correctness of a return filed or for estimating the
				tax liability of any taxpayer, the department shall:
(1) Have the right and duty to examine or
				cause to be examined the books, papers, records, memoranda, or documents of a
				taxpayer which relate in any manner to fuel taxes.
(2) Have the authority to require, at a
				hearing, the attendance of the taxpayer and other witness and the production of
				books, papers, records, memoranda or documents.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 505 - Interstate Motor Vehicle Fuel Licenses and Permits › Rule 761-505.6 - Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Conduct
				of hearings.
Hearings are conducted in accordance with Iowa Code
				section
				452A.69.
(2)
Circumstances for holding
				hearings.
a. When there is
				reasonable cause to believe that there is an evasion of fuel taxes, the
				department may cause a hearing to be held to determine the amount of fuel taxes
				due, if any. The person who is suspected of evading fuel taxes shall be sent at
				least ten days' notice of the hearing. The provisions of Iowa Code section
				452A.64 and subrule 505.4(13), paragraph
"b,"
shall
				apply.
b. If a licensee disputes
				the findings of an investigation or audit by the department, the licensee may
				request a hearing to present further evidence, information or records to
				support the claim. The written request for hearing shall be directed to the
				attention of the director of the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau
				within 30 days of the date of notice of audit results issued by the department.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  452A.64
				  and
				  452A.69.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.2 - Location and General Information

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
				Applications, forms, instructions and restrictions are available on the
				department's website at
www.iowadot.gov
and by mail from the Motor Vehicle Division, Iowa Department of Transportation,
				P.O. Box 10382, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-0382; in person at 6310 SE Convenience
				Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa; by telephone at (515)237-3264; or by facsimile at
				(515)237-3257. Permits may be obtained electronically upon making application
				to the motor vehicle division.
(2)
				No overdimensional or overweight vehicle, combination of vehicles, or vehicle
				with load shall be moved on the highways of this state without permit except as
				provided in Iowa Code section
				321.453.
(3) Rescinded IAB 2/7/01, effective
				3/14/01.
(4) Except as provided in
				rule 761-511.10 (321,321E) or
				761-511.18(321,321E), permits may be issued only for the transporting of a
				single article which exceeds statutory size or weight limits or both, and which
				cannot reasonably be divided or reduced to statutory size and weight limits.
				However, permits may be issued for the transporting of property consisting of
				more than one article when:
a. The statutory
				weight limits are not exceeded,
b.
				One of the articles exceeds the statutory size limits, and
c. The inclusion of other articles does not
				cause the statutory size limits to be exceeded by an additional
				amount.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.3 - Movement Under Permit

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) During the
				movement of a vehicle or object under permit, the permit holder shall comply
				with the terms and conditions of the permit and shall take all reasonable
				precautions to protect and safeguard the lives and property of the traveling
				public and adjacent property owners.
(2) Movement shall be made only when roads
				are clear of ice and snow and visibility is at least one-quarter mile. Snow
				removal equipment operating under permit is exempt from this restriction while
				snow removal operations are conducted. Exception: Nothing in this subrule shall
				be construed to mean that the movement of a compacted rubbish vehicle permitted
				under rule 761-511.12 (321E) shall be
				subject to this restriction.
(3)
				Movement shall be permitted only during the hours from one-half hour before
				sunrise to one-half hour after sunset unless it is established by the
				permit-issuing authority that the movement can be better accomplished at
				another period of time because of traffic volume conditions.
(4) Except as provided in Iowa Code section
				321.457, no movement shall be
				permitted on the holidays of Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day,
				after 12 noon on days preceding these holidays and holiday weekends, during
				holiday weekends, or during special events when abnormally high traffic volumes
				can be expected. A holiday weekend occurs when the holiday falls on Friday,
				Saturday, Sunday or Monday. No movement shall be permitted until one-half hour
				before sunrise on the day after the holiday or holiday weekend.
(5) Continuous moves. Vehicles and loads may
				travel by permit between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before
				sunrise if, in addition to the general provisions and general requirements
				specified by the permit, the following conditions are met.
a. Dimensions shall not exceed:
(1) Width. 11 feet.
(2) Height. 14 feet, 6 inches.
(3) Length. 100 feet.
(4) Weight. Legal axle limits.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.4 - Permits

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Permits issued shall be in writing or in electronic format
				  and may be either single-trip, multitrip, annual oversize, annual
				  oversize/overweight, annual raw forest products, annual small crane, compacted
				  rubbish, emergency interstate, annual fluid milk products, annual all-systems
				  oversize, or annual all-systems overweight permits.
(1)
Methods of issuance.
a. Permits for movement on the primary road
				system may be obtained in person, by facsimile, online, or by mail at the
				address in subrule 511.2(1).
b.
				Reserved.