Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 321.72 (2026)

Report of stolen and recovered motor vehicles

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Every peace officer upon receiving reliable information that any vehicle registered under this chapter has been stolen shall immediately report the theft to the department unless prior thereto information has been received of the recovery of the vehicle. Any officer upon receiving information that any vehicle, which the officer has previously reported as stolen, has been recovered, shall immediately report the fact of the recovery to the law enforcement agency which originated the theft report and to the department. [C27, 31, 35, §13417-a1; C39, §5006.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.72; 81 Acts, ch 103, §1] Referred to in §321.74, 331.653\n\nTue Dec 09 22:16:58 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321 (137, 2) 83 MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD, §321.84

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: State v. Parker, 342 N.W.2d 459 (Iowa 1983).

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State v. Parker, 342 N.W.2d 459 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 321.72 -.96 (1983). One effect of narrowing the classification when the theft statute was moved from section 321.”

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