2009 Iowa Code
Title 8 - Transportation
Subtitle 2 - Vehicles
CHAPTER 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD
321.198 - MILITARY SERVICE EXCEPTION.

        321.198  MILITARY SERVICE EXCEPTION.
         The effective date of a valid driver's license issued under the
      laws of this state, held by any person at the time of entering the
      military service of the United States or of the state of Iowa,
      notwithstanding the expiration of the license according to its terms,
      is hereby extended without fee until six months following the initial
      separation from active duty of the person from the military service,
      provided the person is not suffering from physical disabilities which
      impair the person's competency as an operator and provided further
      that the licensee shall furnish, upon demand of any peace officer,
      satisfactory evidence of the person's military service.  However, a
      person entitled to the benefits of this section who is charged with
      operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license shall not
      be convicted if the person produces in court, within a reasonable
      time, a valid driver's license previously issued to that person along
      with evidence of the person's military service as provided in this
      paragraph.
         The department is authorized to renew any driver's license falling
      within the provisions and limitations of the preceding paragraph,
      without examination, upon application and payment of fee made within
      six months following separation from the military service.
         The provisions of this section shall also apply to the spouse and
      children or ward of such military personnel when such spouse,
      children or ward are living with the above described military
      personnel outside of the state of Iowa and provided that such
      extension of license does not exceed five years.
         A person whose period of validity of the person's driver's license
      is extended under this section may file an application in accordance
      with rules adopted by the department to have the person's record of
      issuance of a driver's license retained in the department's record
      system during the period for which the driver's license remains
      valid.  If a person has had the record of issuance of the person's
      driver's license removed from the department's records, the person
      shall have the person's record of driver's license issuance reentered
      by the department upon request if the request is accompanied by a
      letter from the applicable person's commanding officer verifying the
      military service.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 321.198] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         87 Acts, ch 167, §5; 87 Acts, ch 170, § 5; 90 Acts, ch 1230, § 43,
      44; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §19