2009 Iowa Code
Title 8 - Transportation
Subtitle 2 - Vehicles
CHAPTER 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD
321.234A - ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES -- HIGHWAY USE.

        321.234A  ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES -- HIGHWAY USE.
         1.  All-terrain vehicles shall not be operated on a highway unless
      one or more of the following conditions apply:
         a.  The operation is between sunrise and sunset and is
      incidental to the vehicle's use for agricultural purposes.
         b.  The operation is incidental to the vehicle's use for the
      purpose of surveying by a licensed engineer or land surveyor.
         c.  The all-terrain vehicle is operated by an employee or
      agent of a political subdivision or public utility for the purpose of
      construction or maintenance on or adjacent to the highway.
         d.  The all-terrain vehicle is operated by an employee or
      agent of a public agency as defined in section 34.1 for the purpose
      of providing emergency services or rescue.
         e.  The all-terrain vehicle is operated for the purpose of
      mowing, installing approved trail signs, or providing maintenance on
      a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle trail designated by the
      department of natural resources.
         2.  A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway shall
      have a valid driver's license and the vehicle shall be operated at
      speeds of thirty-five miles per hour or less.
         3.  An all-terrain vehicle that is owned by the owner of land
      adjacent to a highway, other than an interstate road, may be operated
      by the owner of the all-terrain vehicle, or by a member of the
      owner's family, on the portion of the highway right-of-way that is
      between the shoulder of the roadway, or at least five feet from the
      edge of the roadway, and the owner's property line.  A person
      operating an all-terrain vehicle within the highway right-of-way
      under this subsection shall comply with the registration, safety, and
      age requirements under chapter 321I.
         4.  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 3, paragraph "f".  

         85 Acts, ch 35, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1230, § 65; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9;
      99 Acts, ch 108, §4; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §9; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5;
      2002 Acts, ch 1001, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §81; 2006 Acts, ch 1036,
      §1; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §1
         Referred to in § 321.1, 321I.1, 321I.9, 321I.10, 805.8A(3f)