Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 321.205 (2026)

Conviction or administrative decision in another jurisdiction

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The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the driver’s license of a resident of this state or disqualify a resident of this state from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any of the following reasons:

1. Upon receiving notice of the conviction of the resident in another state for an offense which, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license or disqualification of the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

2. Upon receiving notice of a final administrative decision in another state that the resident has acted in a manner which would be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license or disqualification of the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle in this state. [C31, 35, §4960-d39; C39, §5014.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.205] 90 Acts, ch 1230, §49; 93 Acts, ch 16, §3; 93 Acts, ch 87, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §58; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §21 Referred to in §321.210C \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2014 · leading case: State v. Peterson, 347 N.W.2d 398 (Iowa 1984).

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State v. Peterson, 347 N.W.2d 398 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “, Iowa Code §§ 321.205 , .210(6) (1983). The State counters that the statute has no language expressly excluding out-of-state convictions, as it might have if the legislature had intended to exclude them.”

Wiebenga v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 530 N.W.2d 732 (Iowa 1995). “See Iowa Code §§ 321.205 , .208, .560 (1993).”

Andrea B. Hemesath v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div. (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). “See Iowa Code § 321.205 . However, the reviewing officer went on to say that under this section, the IDOT “is required to 4 suspend or revoke an Iowa driver’s license upon receiving notice of a conviction in another state.”

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