1. The driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at the first opportunity at either the clearly marked stop line or before entering the crosswalk or before entering the intersection or at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. Before proceeding, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the intersecting roadway which has entered the intersection or which is approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection.
2. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety, shall stop at the first opportunity at either the clearly marked stop line or before entering the crosswalk or before entering the intersection or at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of \n Tue Dec 09 22:17:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321 (137, 2) §321.322, MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD 202\n\napproaching traffic on the intersecting roadway. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the intersecting roadway which has entered the intersection or which is approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection. [C27, §5079-b2, -b3; C31, 35, §5079-b2, -b3, -d2, -d3; C39, §5026.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.322] Referred to in §321.482A, 805.8A(8)(f) For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8A, subsection 8 Additional penalties for violations causing serious injury or death, see §321.482A \n
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2 in the last 5 years), 1955–2025 · leading case:
Cook v. State, 431 N.W.2d 800 (Iowa 1988).
Cook v. State, 431 N.W.2d 800 (Iowa 1988).
· cites it 12× “It appears from the undisputed testimony of eyewitnesses and from the physical facts, that Cook failed to stop at a stop sign and failed to yield the right of way to an oncoming vehicle in violation of Iowa Code section 321.”
State v. Cox, 500 N.W.2d 23 (Iowa 1993).
· cites it 2× “Here, the evidence establishes Cox failed to stop and yield as required by Iowa Code section 321.322. There was no evidence that Cox was speeding or operating his vehicle in an erratic manner.”
State v. Smith, 683 N.W.2d 542 (Iowa 2004).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 321.322 (1) (2001). While she was still sitting in his patrol car, the deputy asked the driver if she would wait around while he identified the passenger.”
Turbot v. Repp, 72 N.W.2d 565 (Iowa 1955).
· cites it 6× “ay * * Section 321.322 provides: “The driver of a vehicle shall likewise stop in obedience to a stop sign * * * at an intersection * * * although not a part of a through highway * * * yielding * # # » These two sections require a driver to stop and yield: (1) At the entrance to…”
State v. McLaughlin, 94 N.W.2d 303 (Iowa 1959).
· cites it 4× “319, (failure to yield the right of way at an intersection to a vehicle approaching from the right); and Section 321.322 (failure to stop at a stop sign), I.”
United States v. Mary Linnell, 93 F.4th 1102 (8th Cir. 2024).
“Iowa Code § 321.322 (1). Linnell dismisses Officer Reinert’s observation as unreasonable and incredible since he watched the violation occur in his rearview mirror, at night, from two blocks away, and chose not to immediately stop the SUV.”
United States v. Anthony Miller, 915 F.3d 1207 (8th Cir. 2019).
“Iowa Code § 321.322 (1). Iowa law defines "crosswalk" as the "portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections.”
In the Interest of S.B., Minor Child, S.B., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “2d 23, 26 (Iowa 1993) (rejecting the claim that the violation of Iowa Code section 321.322, requiring a driver to stop or yield at an intersection, was sufficient to find a driver was reckless).”
State of Iowa v. Karl Jermaine Flagg (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 2× “1 See Iowa Code § 321.322 (1) (2018). 3 Because Flagg did not follow through with assisting the task force, the officer filed a criminal complaint against Flagg in late March.”
Domeco Fugenschuh v. Brian Minnehan, 130 F.4th 645 (8th Cir. 2025).
· cites it 2× “” 4 During an ensuing bench trial in Polk County district court, the prosecutor amended the charge to failure to yield the right-of-way, in violation of Iowa Code § 321.322 (1).5 The prosecution did not admit into evidence any video of the stop, and Fugenschuh, who represented…”
State v. Wissler, 113 N.W.2d 721 (Iowa 1962).
· cites it 6× “He was charged with failing to obey a stop sign located under the provisions of section 321.322, Code of 1958. Pursuant to his plea of “not guilty” he was tried, found guilty and fined $5 by a local Justice of the Peace.”
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