Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 262.68 (2026)

Speed limit on institutional grounds

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1. The maximum speed limit of all vehicles on institutional roads at institutions under the control of the state board of regents shall be forty-five miles per hour. All driving shall be confined to driveways designated by the state board.

2. Whenever the state board shall determine that the speed limit set forth in subsection 1 is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any place of congestion or upon any part of its institutional roads, the board shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe speed limit, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice of the speed limit are erected at such places of congestion or other parts of its institutional roads.

3. Any person violating the speed limits established in subsections 1 and 2 shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.68] 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §122 Referred to in §321.285, 707.6A \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1974–1974 · leading case: Marquart v. Maucker, 215 N.W.2d 278 (Iowa 1974).

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Marquart v. Maucker, 215 N.W.2d 278 (Iowa 1974). · cites it 2× “The only other statute relating to parking or traffic control at Iowa universities is section 262.68, The Code, which involves speed limit on institutional grounds.”

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