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Iowa Code § 321B.1 (2026)

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As used in this chapter: 1. “Advanced driver assistance system” means any motor vehicle driving automation system that performs part or all of the dynamic driving task, as described by the society of automotive engineers international taxonomy and definitions for terms related to driving automation systems for on-road motor vehicles, under SAE J3016, as revised on April 30, 2021, and that is designed to support the driver and motor vehicle in a manner intended to do all of the following: a. Enhance motor vehicle safety. b. Reduce losses associated with motor vehicle crashes. 2. “Insurance producer” means as defined in section 522B.1, and includes an agent of such producer. 3. “Insured person” means a person that is entitled, or may be entitled, to receive first-party benefits or payments under an insurance policy, and includes an agent of such person. 4. “Insurer” means as defined in section 522B.1, and includes an agent of an insurer. 5. “Motor vehicle glass” means the glass and nonglass parts associated with the replacement of the glass used in the windshield, doors, or windows of a motor vehicle. 6. “Motor vehicle glass repair shop” or “shop” means any person who repairs or replaces damaged motor vehicle glass for consideration. 7. “Notice” means direct written communication including communication conducted through electronic mail, text message, or other electronic means which is directed to and easily accessible by the consumer. 8. “Repairing or replacing damaged motor vehicle glass” includes all of the following: a. Inspecting, repairing, restoring, or replacing damaged motor vehicle glass. b. Calibrating or recalibrating an advanced driver assistance system if the replacement of damaged motor vehicle glass is required. 9. “Rights or benefits under the policy” includes the insured person’s right to receive any and all post-loss benefits or payments available or payable under an insurance policy, including but not limited to claim payments. 2025 Acts, ch 58, §1, 10 Section applies to insurance policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2025; 2025 Acts, ch 58, §10 NEW section

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases, 1967–2011 · leading case: Toby Joseph Welch v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 801 N.W.2d 590 (Iowa 2011).
Toby Joseph Welch v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Motor Veh. Div., 801 N.W.2d 590 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 2× “114, § 37 (codified at Iowa Code § 321B.1 (1966)); 2 see also Fischer, 785 N.”
Veach v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 374 N.W.2d 248 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 4× “2d 510, 511-12 (Iowa 1981); Iowa Code § 321B.1 (1983). The statute allows the State to require a person suspected of driving while intoxicated to submit to chemical testing in order to determine blood-alcohol content.”
State v. Fischer, 785 N.W.2d 697 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 321B.1 (1966). Thus, although enacted and codified separately from the criminal OWI chapter, the legislature intended for the section to have an administrative effect as well as aid in the enforcement of OWI laws.”
State v. Charlson, 154 N.W.2d 829 (Iowa 1967). · cites it 5× “properly to be considered on this appeal, section 321B.1 states: "Declaration of policy.”
Janson v. Fulton, 162 N.W.2d 438 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 2× “The legislative intent in enacting this chapter is expressed in section 321B.1: “Declaration of policy. The general assembly hereby determines and declares that the provisions * * * of this chapter are necessary in order to control alcoholic beverages and aid the enforcement of…”
Downing v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 415 N.W.2d 625 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 2× “1 makes it clear that such a purpose was intended for the statute: “this chapter is necessary to aid the enforcement of laws prohibiting operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage..”
Taylor v. Dep't of Transp., 260 N.W.2d 521 (Iowa 1977). “The speedy-hearing provision is obviously intended to assure that persons who abuse their driving privilege are removed from the highways quickly and that uncertainty is eliminated for those against whom a statutory basis for revocation does not exist.”
State v. Hitchens, 294 N.W.2d 686 (Iowa 1980). “See § 321B.1. To that end, the statute establishes the basic principle that a driver impliedly agrees to submit to a test in return for the privilege of using the public highways.”
State v. Stoneking, 379 N.W.2d 352 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 2× “Any person who operates a motor vehicle in this state upon a public highway under circumstances which give reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321.”
State v. Holt, 156 N.W.2d 884 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 2× “Section 321B.1 of our Code provides : “Declaration of policy.”
State v. Hraha, 193 N.W.2d 484 (Iowa 1972). · cites it 2× “) Code, 1971, § 321B.1. Moreover, § 321B.12 of the statute provides, "The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as limiting the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing on the question of whether the person was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.”
State v. Schlemme, 301 N.W.2d 721 (Iowa 1981). “” § 321B.1, The Code. We have frequently stated that the general purpose of the implied consent law is “to reduce the holocaust on our highways part of which is due to the driver who imbibes too freely of intoxicating liquor.”
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