Iowa § 321.17 - 321.17 Misdemeanor to violate registration provisions.
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§ 321.17. 321.17 Misdemeanor to violate registration provisions.
It is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 2, for any person to drive or move or for an owner knowingly to permit to be driven or moved upon the highway a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this chapter which is not registered, or for which the appropriate fees have not been paid, except as provided in section 321.109, subsection 3. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §5085; C39, §5001.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.17] 96 Acts, ch 1152, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §49, 59; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §48; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §32 Referred to in §331.557, 805.8A(2)(a) Thu Dec 11 19:38:09 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.17 (30, 0)
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