Iowa § 321.465 Weighing vehicles and removal of excess

Iowa Statutes

§ 321.465 — Weighing vehicles and removal of excess

Iowa § 321.465

Title VIIITRANSPORTATION

Ch. 321MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD

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Iowa Code § 321.465 (2026).

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1.Any peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by means of portable or stationary scales and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public scales.

2.If an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to the limit as permitted under this chapter. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator. The owner or operator of an overweight vehicle, designed to tr

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1. Any peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is
unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same
either by means of portable or stationary scales and may require that such vehicle be driven
to the nearest public scales.
2. If an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load determines that the weight is unlawful,
the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place until such portion of
the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to the limit
as permitted under this chapter. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner

or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator. The owner or operator of an
overweight vehicle, designed to transport solid waste and domiciled within the state, which
is transporting solid waste, shall not be required to unload any portion of the load, if the
load is indivisible, in a place other than a facility which is permitted to handle solid waste
disposal, processing, or recycling. For purposes of this section, “solid waste” means waste
which is acceptable at a local sanitary landfill and the solid waste shall be considered to be
an indivisible load.
3. A driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a
weighing, or who fails or refuses when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle
to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with this section, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
4. Upon weighing a vehicle and load, as above provided, if such load is a sealed load, the
weight officer shall issue a certificate setting forth the weights as determined by the weight
officer and the seal number or numbers, if requested by the operator.