Iowa Code § 321.54 (2026)
Registration and financial liability coverage required of certain nonresident carriers
1. Nonresident owners of foreign vehicles operated within this state for the intrastate transportation of persons or property for compensation or for the intrastate transportation of merchandise shall register and maintain financial liability coverage as required under section 321.20B for each vehicle and pay the same fees required for like vehicles owned by residents of this state.
2. The term “intrastate transportation” as used herein shall mean the transportation for \n Tue Dec 09 22:16:58 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321 (137, 2) §321.54, MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD 74\n\ncompensation of persons or property originating at any point or place in the state of Iowa and destined to any other point or place in said state irrespective of the route or highway or highways traversed, including the crossing of any state line of the state of Iowa, or the ticket or bill of lading issued and used for such transportation. [C39, §5003.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.54] 97 Acts, ch 139, §3, 17, 18; 98 Acts, ch 1121, §8 Referred to in §321.53, 805.8A(13)(a) For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph a \n