Iowa § 321.381 - 321.381 Movement of unsafe or improperly equipped vehicles.
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§ 321.381. 321.381 Movement of unsafe or improperly equipped vehicles.
It is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 3, for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped with one or more unsafe tires or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter. [C39, §5033.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.381] 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §15; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §50 Referred to in §805.8A(3)(d) Thu Dec 11 19:41:27 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.381 (26, 0)
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