Iowa § 321.327 - 321.327 Pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ right-of-way.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 321.327 — 321.327 Pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ right-of-way., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 321.327. 321.327 Pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ right-of-way.
1. Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian or a person riding a bicycle crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. 2. A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 7. [C39, §5027.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.327] 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §13; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §48; 2024 Acts, ch 1137, §5 Referred to in §321.325, 321.482A, 805.8A(7)(h) Additional penalties for violations causing serious injury or death, see §321.482A Thu Dec 11 19:41:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.327 (31, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 321.327 ("321.327 Pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ right-of-way.") 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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