Iowa § 321.91 - 321.91 Limitation on liability — penalty for abandonment.
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§ 321.91. 321.91 Limitation on liability — penalty for abandonment.
1. No person, firm, corporation, unit of government, garagekeeper or police authority upon whose property an abandoned vehicle is found or who disposes of such abandoned vehicle in accordance with sections 321.89 and 321.90 shall be liable for damages by reason of the removal, sale, or disposal of such vehicle. 2. A person who abandons a vehicle is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “b”. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.91] 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §35 Referred to in §8A.323, 321.89, 321.90, 805.8A(14)(b) Thu Dec 11 19:38:50 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.91 (25, 0)
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