Iowa § 307.27 - 307.27 Motor vehicles, motor carriers, and drivers.
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§ 307.27. 307.27 Motor vehicles, motor carriers, and drivers.
The department shall be responsible for the enforcement and regulation of motor carriers, registration of motor vehicles, and licensing of drivers, and shall: 1. Administer and supervise the registration of motor vehicles and the licensing of drivers pursuant to chapter 321. 2. Administer and supervise the licensing of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers pursuant to chapter 322. 3. Administer the inspection of motor vehicles pursuant to chapter 321. 4. Administer motor vehicle registration reciprocity pursuant to chapter 326. 5. Administer the provisions of chapters 321A, 321E, 321F, and 321J relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility, the implied consent law, the movement of vehicles of excessive size and weight, and the leasing and renting of vehicles. 6. Administer the regulation of motor vehicle franchisers pursuant to chapter 322A. 7. Administer the regulation of motor carriers pursuant to chapters 325A, 326, and 327B. 8. Administer the registration of interstate authority of motor carriers pursuant to chapter 327B as provided in 49 U.S.C. §14504a and United States department of transportation regulations. 9. Administer chapters 321C, 321D, 321H, 321L, 321M, and 322C. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §307.27] 86 Acts, ch 1220, §27; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1922; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §14; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §39, 40; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §53; 2011 Acts, ch 38, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §12; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §29 Thu Dec 11 19:34:24 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 307.27 (26, 0)
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