Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 321.465 (2026)

Weighing vehicles and removal of excess

✓ current as of July 2026

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1. Any peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by means of portable or stationary scales and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public scales.

2. If an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to the limit as permitted under this chapter. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner\n\nTue Dec 09 22:17:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321 (137, 2) §321.465, MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD 258\n\nor operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator. The owner or operator of an overweight vehicle, designed to transport solid waste and domiciled within the state, which is transporting solid waste, shall not be required to unload any portion of the load, if the load is indivisible, in a place other than a facility which is permitted to handle solid waste disposal, processing, or recycling. For purposes of this section, “solid waste” means waste which is acceptable at a local sanitary landfill and the solid waste shall be considered to be an indivisible load.

3. A driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing, or who fails or refuses when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with this section, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

4. Upon weighing a vehicle and load, as above provided, if such load is a sealed load, the weight officer shall issue a certificate setting forth the weights as determined by the weight officer and the seal number or numbers, if requested by the operator. [C31, 35, §4921-d1; C39, §5035.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.465] 83 Acts, ch 101, §71; 92 Acts, ch 1170, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1087, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76 Referred to in §321E.2 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2001 · leading case: State v. A-1 Disposal, 415 N.W.2d 595 (Iowa 1987).

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State v. A-1 Disposal, 415 N.W.2d 595 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 21× “Motions to suppress were filed by both defendants asserting that the evidence against them was gathered in violation of Iowa Code section 321.465, article I, section eight of the Iowa Constitution, and the fourth amendment to the United States Constitution.”

State v. Scott, 409 N.W.2d 465 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 10× “Alleging the stop was a violation of Iowa Code section 321.465 and an unlawful seizure under the fourth amendment of the United States Constitution and article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution, the defendant moved to suppress all evidence subsequently obtained.”

Pattison Bros. Mississippi River Terminal, Inc. v. Iowa Dist. Court for Clayton Cnty., 630 N.W.2d 782 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 2× “Pattison attempts to refute the lawfulness of the investigation by arguing the DOT is not authorized under Iowa Code section 321.465 and section 321.476 (1997) to obtain Pattison’s scale tickets because Pattison did not consent to the use of its private scales and records.”

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