It is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A,
subsection 3, for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit
to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in
such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or
is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and
adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped with one or more unsafe tires
or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter.
[C39, §5033.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.381]
2000 Acts, ch 1203, §15; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §50
Referred to in §805.8A(3)(d)
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases, 1947–1972 · leading case:
Berhow v. Kroack, 195 N.W.2d 379 (Iowa 1972).
Berhow v. Kroack, 195 N.W.2d 379 (Iowa 1972).
· cites it 4× “Furthermore, this standard is made statutorily applicable to the conduct of both Jensvold and Berhow by Code § 321.381. Cf. Restatement, Second, Torts, § 469.”
Kohler v. Sheffert, 96 N.W.2d 911 (Iowa 1959).
· cites it 2× “Code- section 321.381 is a general statute relating to- safety standards 'and regulations, which statute makes it a misdemeanor to move upon a highway a vehicle dangerous to any person, or without parts and equipment in proper condition as required by the chapter.”
Burwell v. Siddens, 25 N.W.2d 864 (Iowa 1947).
· cites it 2× “01, Code, 1939 (section 321.381, Code, 1946), in order to understand the general purpose of the statute.”
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