Iowa § 321L.1 - 321L.1 Definitions.

§ 321L.1. 321L.1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Business district” means that territory defined by city ordinance as required under section 321L.5. 2. “Department” means the state department of transportation. 3. “Director” means the director of transportation. 4. “Lifelong disability” means a disability described under subsection 8 which has been determined to be permanent by a person authorized to provide the statement of disability required by section 321L.2. 5. “Persons with disabilities parking permit” means a permit bearing the international symbol of accessibility issued by the department which allows the holder to park in a persons with disabilities parking space, and includes the following: a. A persons with disabilities registration plate issued to or for a person with a disability under section 321.34, subsection 14. b. A persons with disabilities parking sticker affixed to a registration plate issued to a disabled veteran under section 321.166, subsection 6, or to an operator under section 321.34. c. A persons with disabilities removable windshield placard which is a two-sided placard for hanging from the rearview mirror when the motor vehicle is parked in a persons with disabilities parking space. 6. “Persons with disabilities parking sign” means a sign which bears the international symbol of accessibility that meets the requirements under section 321L.6. 7. “Persons with disabilities parking space” means a parking space, including the access aisle, designated for use by only motor vehicles displaying a persons with disabilities parking permit that meets the requirements of sections 321L.5 and 321L.6. 8. “Person with a disability” means a person with a disability that limits or impairs the person’s ability to walk. A person shall be considered a person with a disability for purposes of this chapter under the following circumstances: a. The person cannot walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest. b. The person cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device. c. The person is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that the person’s forced expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty mm/hg on room air at rest. d. The person uses portable oxygen. e. The person has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person’s functional limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American heart association. f. The person is severely limited in the person’s ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition. 89 Acts, ch 247, §9; 90 Acts, ch 1151, §3, 4; 96 Acts, ch 1171, §4, 5; 97 Acts, ch 23, §35; 97 Acts, ch 70, §6 – 8 Referred to in §321.34, 321L.5 Thu Dec 11 19:44:41 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321L.1 (18, 0)