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Iowa Code § 307.27 (2026)

Motor vehicles, motor carriers, and drivers

✓ current as of July 2026

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The department shall be responsible for the enforcement and regulation of motor carriers, registration of motor vehicles, and licensing of drivers, and shall:

1. Administer and supervise the registration of motor vehicles and the licensing of drivers pursuant to chapter 321.

2. Administer and supervise the licensing of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers pursuant to chapter 322.

3. Administer the inspection of motor vehicles pursuant to chapter 321.

4. Administer motor vehicle registration reciprocity pursuant to chapter 326.

5. Administer the provisions of chapters 321A, 321E, 321F, and 321J relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility, the implied consent law, the movement of vehicles of excessive size and weight, and the leasing and renting of vehicles.

6. Administer the regulation of motor vehicle franchisers pursuant to chapter 322A.

7. Administer the regulation of motor carriers pursuant to chapters 325A, 326, and 327B.\n\nTue Dec 09 22:16:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 307 (45, 0) 9 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT), §307.35\n\n 8. Administer the registration of interstate authority of motor carriers pursuant to chapter 327B as provided in 49 U.S.C. §14504a and United States department of transportation regulations.

9. Administer chapters 321C, 321D, 321H, 321L, 321M, and 322C. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §307.27] 86 Acts, ch 1220, §27; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1922; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §14; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §39, 40; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §53; 2011 Acts, ch 38, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §12; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §29 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2020 · leading case: Elliot v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 377 N.W.2d 250 (Iowa Ct. App. 1985).

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Elliot v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 377 N.W.2d 250 (Iowa Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “” Section 307.27(5) establishes that the administrator of the transportation regulation and safety division has the duty to “administer the provisions of chapters 321A, 321B, 321E, and 321F relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility, the Implied Consent Law, the movement…”

Mark Leonard Milligan v. Ottumwa Police Dep't & City of Otumwa, Iowa (Iowa 2020). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 307.27 ; Locate.Plus.Com, 650 N.”

— Iowa Code § 307.27(5) — 1 case

Elliot v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 377 N.W.2d 250 (Iowa Ct. App. 1985). “” Section 307.27(5) establishes that the administrator of the transportation regulation and safety division has the duty to “administer the provisions of chapters 321A, 321B, 321E, and 321F relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility, the Implied Consent Law, the movement…”

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