Iowa § 321.205 - 321.205 Conviction or administrative decision in another jurisdiction.
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§ 321.205. 321.205 Conviction or administrative decision in another jurisdiction.
The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the driver’s license of a resident of this state or disqualify a resident of this state from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any of the following reasons: 1. Upon receiving notice of the conviction of the resident in another state for an offense which, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license or disqualification of the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle. 2. Upon receiving notice of a final administrative decision in another state that the resident has acted in a manner which would be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license or disqualification of the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle in this state. [C31, 35, §4960-d39; C39, §5014.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.205] 90 Acts, ch 1230, §49; 93 Acts, ch 16, §3; 93 Acts, ch 87, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §58; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §21 Referred to in §321.210C Thu Dec 11 19:39:50 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.205 (25, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 321.205 ("321.205 Conviction or administrative decision in another jurisdiction.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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