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Iowa Code § 321.209 (2026)

Mandatory revocation

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The department, upon thirty days’ notice and without preliminary hearing, shall revoke the license or operating privilege of an operator upon receiving a record of the operator’s conviction for any of the following offenses, when such conviction has become final: 1. Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle. 2. A felony if during the commission of the felony a motor vehicle is used. 3. Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state or to otherwise comply with section 321.261 in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another. 4. Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the department under this chapter or under any other law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles. 5. Conviction, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, upon two charges of reckless driving. 6. Conviction of drag racing. 7. Eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement vehicle as provided in section 321.279. [C31, 35, §4960-d33, 5027-d1; C39, §5014.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.209; 82 Acts, ch 1167, §2] 83 Acts, ch 125, §3; 86 Acts, ch 1220, §31; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §53; 93 Acts, ch 16, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §14; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §59; 2021 Acts, ch 180, §1 Referred to in §321.210D, 321.212, 321.213, 321.215

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 50 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2021 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Kevin Duane Fisher II, 877 N.W.2d 676 (Iowa 2016).
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State of Iowa v. Kevin Duane Fisher II, 877 N.W.2d 676 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 14× “Iowa Code § 321.209 (8) (1995).. By contrast, Ipwa Code section 901.”
Dressler v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 542 N.W.2d 563 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 28× “In his petition, Dressier challenges as unconstitutional 1993 Iowa Acts chapter 16, section 4, codified at Iowa Code section 321.209(8) (1995). Section 321.209(8) authorizes the IDOT to revoke the driver’s license of a person convicted of certain drug, drug tax, or drug-related…”
Schilling v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 646 N.W.2d 69 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 14× “On March 23, the DOT sent Schilling a notice under Iowa Code section 321.209 that, as of thirty days from the notice, his driver’s license would be revoked for one year, based on his eluding conviction.”
Iowa Dep't of Transp. v. Iowa Dist. Court, 534 N.W.2d 457 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 48× “Iowa Code §§ 321.209 (“The department shall .”
Pietig v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 385 N.W.2d 251 (Iowa 1986). · cites it 24× “Iowa Code § 321.209 (2) (1981). At that time there was no provision for test-result revocation in chapter 321B.”
Maguire v. Fulton, 179 N.W.2d 508 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 14× “The trial court, without the benefit of a plaintiff’s brief, held the judgment of the justice of the peace was a “final conviction” within the meaning of section 321.209 and denied plaintiff the relief sought.”
State of Iowa v. Archaletta Latrice Young, 863 N.W.2d 249 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 4× “103(1) (2015), and a misdemeanor conviction of eluding an officer may lead to suspension of a driver’s license, Iowa Code § 321.209 (7). A misdemeanor conviction can also affect professional licensure, child custody, the right to possess a firearm, and eligibility for government…”
State v. Bell, 572 N.W.2d 910 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 12× “The amended statute [Iowa Code section 321.209(8)] authorizing this license revocation was aimed essentially at enhancing punishment for controlled substance possession.”
Bergeson v. Pesch, 117 N.W.2d 431 (Iowa 1962). · cites it 9× “Section 321.209, Code, 1958, provides: “Mandatory revocation.”
State v. Sonderleiter, 99 N.W.2d 393 (Iowa 1959). · cites it 10× “*109 Also, in this ease, the license was revoked under section 321.209. This section makes the revocation mandatory and where, as here, the revocation is for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor the sentencing court sets the period of…”
Casteel v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 395 N.W.2d 896 (Iowa 1986). · cites it 4× “Upon conviction and the suspension or revocation of a person’s motor *898 vehicle license under section 321.209, subsections 6 and 7, 321.”
State v. Peterson, 347 N.W.2d 398 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 4× “For example, when the department has received a record of a person's convictions for certain listed serious traffic offenses, the department is required by Iowa Code section 321.209 to revoke the license of that operator.”
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— Iowa Code § 321.209(2) — 6 cases
Pietig v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 385 N.W.2d 251 (Iowa 1986). “Iowa Code § 321.209 (2) (1981). At that time there was no provision for test-result revocation in chapter 321B.”
Fetters v. Degnan, 250 N.W.2d 25 (Iowa 1977).
Spurbeck v. Statton, 106 N.W.2d 660 (Iowa 1960).
Knowles v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 394 N.W.2d 342 (Iowa 1986).
State v. Kotz, 337 N.W.2d 530 (Iowa 1983).
— Iowa Code § 321.209(6) — 1 case
Wibben v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 409 N.W.2d 475 (Iowa 1987).
— Iowa Code § 321.209(7) — 4 cases
Schilling v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 646 N.W.2d 69 (Iowa 2002). “On March 23, the DOT sent Schilling a notice under Iowa Code section 321.209 that, as of thirty days from the notice, his driver’s license would be revoked for one year, based on his eluding conviction.”
Bergeson v. Pesch, 117 N.W.2d 431 (Iowa 1962). “Section 321.209, Code, 1958, provides: “Mandatory revocation.”
State of Iowa v. Frederic Douglass Ware III (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
Sellers v. Osmundson, 202 N.W.2d 54 (Iowa 1972).
— Iowa Code § 321.209(8) — 9 cases
State of Iowa v. Kevin Duane Fisher II, 877 N.W.2d 676 (Iowa 2016). “Iowa Code § 321.209 (8) (1995).. By contrast, Ipwa Code section 901.”
Dressler v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 542 N.W.2d 563 (Iowa 1996). “In his petition, Dressier challenges as unconstitutional 1993 Iowa Acts chapter 16, section 4, codified at Iowa Code section 321.209(8) (1995). Section 321.209(8) authorizes the IDOT to revoke the driver’s license of a person convicted of certain drug, drug tax, or drug-related…”
Iowa Dep't of Transp. v. Iowa Dist. Court, 534 N.W.2d 457 (Iowa 1995). “Iowa Code §§ 321.209 (“The department shall .”
State v. Bell, 572 N.W.2d 910 (Iowa 1997). “The amended statute [Iowa Code section 321.209(8)] authorizing this license revocation was aimed essentially at enhancing punishment for controlled substance possession.”
Maguire v. Fulton, 179 N.W.2d 508 (Iowa 1970). “The trial court, without the benefit of a plaintiff’s brief, held the judgment of the justice of the peace was a “final conviction” within the meaning of section 321.209 and denied plaintiff the relief sought.”
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