Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 321.84 (2026)

Seizure of vehicles

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It shall be the duty of any peace officer who finds a vehicle or component part, the vehicle identification number or component part number of which has been altered, defaced, or tampered with, and who has reasonable cause to believe that the possessor of the vehicle or component part wrongfully holds it, to forthwith seize it, either with or without warrant, and deliver it to the sheriff of the county in which it is seized. [C27, 31, 35, §5083-b1; C39, §5006.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.84] Referred to in §321.85\n\nTue Dec 09 22:16:58 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321 (137, 2) §321.85, MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD 84

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: McGee v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 443 N.W.2d 693 (Iowa 1989).

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McGee v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 443 N.W.2d 693 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 8× “The entire vehicle had been seized by IDPS pursuant to Iowa Code section 321.84 (1983) because the manufacturer’s identification numbers on various components thereof were inconsistent with a federal certification label on the vehicle.”

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