§ 321I.10 — Operation on roadways, highways, and trails

Iowa § 321I.10

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VIII: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 321I: ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

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1. A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle upon
roadways or highways except as provided in section 321.234A and this section.
2. A registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle may be operated on an
undivided two-lane primary highway that is not part of the interstate road system over the
most direct and accessible route between any of the following locations:
a. An all-terrain vehicle park or trail.
b. A secondary road on which such vehicles are authorized to operate under subsection 4.
c. A city street on which such vehicles are authorized to operate under subsection 5.
d. The vehicle operator’s residence.
3. A registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle may be operated on state park
road systems, and may be operated anywhere within the boundaries of a state park that a
motor vehicle required to be registered under chapter 321 is authorized to operate.
4. a. A registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle may be operated on any of
the following secondary roads:
(1) An unpaved secondary road.
(2) A paved, undivided two-lane secondary road over the most direct and accessible route
between any of the following locations:
(a) An all-terrain vehicle park or trail.
(b) Another secondary road on which such vehicles are authorized to operate under this
paragraph.
(c) A city street on which such vehicles are authorized to operate under subsection 5.
(d) The vehicle operator’s residence.
(3) A paved, undivided secondary road or segment thereof, if authorized by the county
board of supervisors. The board shall evaluate the traffic conditions on all such secondary
roads under its jurisdiction and designate roadways on which all-terrain vehicles or off-road
utility vehicles may be operated without unduly interfering with or constituting an undue
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hazard to conventional motor vehicle traffic. In designating such roadways, the board
may authorize all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles to stop at service stations or
convenience stores along a designated roadway.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a county may prohibit the operation of all-terrain
vehicles and off-road utility vehicles on a secondary road or segment thereof under its
jurisdiction as follows:
(1) Whenthesecondaryroadorsegmentthereofisclosedtomotorvehicletrafficpursuant
to section 306.41.
(2) When the secondary road or segment thereof is designated as a detour route pursuant
to section 306.41.
(3) For any other secondary road or segment thereof, for no more than seven consecutive
daysandnomorethanthirtydaysinacalendaryearwhentheprohibiteddaysareestablished
by ordinance.
5. A city may regulate the operation of registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility
vehiclesandmaydesignatestreetsunderthejurisdictionofthecitywithinitscorporatelimits,
and two-lane primary and secondary road extensions in the city, which may be used for the
operation of such vehicles. In designating such streets, the city may authorize all-terrain
vehicles and off-road utility vehicles to stop at service stations or convenience stores along
a designated street. However, a city shall not charge a fee to operate a registered all-terrain
vehicle or off-road utility vehicle within the city.
6. All-terrainvehiclesshallnotbeoperatedonsnowmobiletrailsexceptwheredesignated
by the controlling authority and the primary snowmobile trail sponsor.
7. Anall-terrainvehicleoroff-roadutilityvehiclemaymakeadirectcrossingofahighway
that is not part of the interstate road system provided all of the following occur:
a. The crossing is made at an angle of approximately ninety degrees to the direction of
the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing.
b. The all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle is brought to a complete stop before
crossing the shoulder or main traveled way of the highway.
c. The driver yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic which constitutes an
immediate hazard.
d. In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such
highway with another public street or highway.
e. Thecrossingismadefromastreet,roadway,orhighwayonwhichtheall-terrainvehicle
or off-road utility vehicle is authorized to operate to a street, roadway, or highway on which
such vehicle is authorized to operate.