Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 321.460 (2026)

Spilling loads on highways

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A vehicle shall not be driven or moved on any highway by any person unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded or the load securely covered as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping or its load covering from dropping from the vehicle, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles loaded with hay or stover or the products listed in section 321.466, subsections 4 and 5. [C39, §5035.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.460] Referred to in §321E.2, 805.8A(13)(c) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph c

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1960–1967 · leading case: Lockwood v. Wiltgen, 101 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa 1960).

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Lockwood v. Wiltgen, 101 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 4× “Section 321.460, Code of Iowa 1958, I.C.A.”

Davidson v. Cooney, 147 N.W.2d 819 (Iowa 1967). · cites it 4× “He operated a rock quarry near the place of collision aud it is claimed his trucks were loaded so material leaked or otherwise escaped therefrom onto the roadway, in violation of section 321.460, Codes, 1958, 1962, and the condition was a proximate cause of the collision between…”

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