2019 Iowa Code
Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD
Section 321.278 - Drag racing prohibited.

Universal Citation: IA Code § 321.278 (2019)

321.278 Drag racing prohibited.

1. a. A person shall not do any of the following:

(1) Engage in any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on any street or highway of this state.

(2) Aid or abet any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on any street or highway of this state.

b. A passenger shall not be considered as aiding and abetting.

c. As used in this section, “motor vehicle speed contest” or “exhibition of speed” means one or more persons competing in speed in excess of the applicable speed limit in vehicles on the public streets or highways.

2. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C66, 71, 73, §321.284; C75, 77, 79, 81, §321.278]

2018 Acts, ch 1026, §112

Referred to in §707.6A, 707.8, 805.8A(5)(c)

Section amended

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