ARC 9098C

ARC 9098C

Proposing rulemaking related to transporter plates
and providing an opportunity for public comment

A Regulatory Analysis for this rulemaking was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on January 22, 2025. A public hearing was held on the following date(s):

●February 14, 2025

The Department received no comments.

Any persons who intend to attend a public hearing and have special requirements, such as those related to hearing impairments, should contact Tracy George and advise of specific needs.

ITEM 1.Rescind 761—Chapter 424 and adopt the following new chapter in lieu thereof:

CHAPTER 424

TRANSPORTER PLATES

761—424.1(307,321) Definitions.

“Operating authority” means the authority issued by the department or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under Iowa Code chapter 325A or 327B that is required for the delivery of a vehicle for compensation.

“Transporter” means a person who is engaged in the business of delivering vehicles owned by the person or delivering vehicles owned by other persons for compensation and who has an established place of business for such purpose in this state. An authorized vehicle recycler under Iowa Code chapter 321H who delivers vehicles in the course of the recycler’s business meets this definition.

“Transporter plate” means a special plate for transporters as authorized by Iowa Code sections 307.12(1)“j” and 321.57 through 321.63.

761—424.2(307,321) Application and requirements for transporter plates.

424.2(1) Application. A transporter may obtain transporter plates from the department by submitting an application on Form 417003 to the department with the applicable statutory fees under Iowa Code sections 321.58 through 321.60. Applications are to be submitted by mail to Motor Vehicle Division, Iowa Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 9278, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278. Form 417003 may be obtained by contacting the motor vehicle division by phone at 515.237.3156, by email to dealer.programs@iowadot.us or on the department’s website at iowadot.gov/mvd/buyingselling/buyingselling/misc.

424.2(2) Required information. Each application shall include the following information:

a.The transporter’s business name, bona fide address and telephone number.

b.The legal name, bona fide address and phone number of an owner when the owner of the business is an individual, or the name, bona fide address and phone number of at least two partners or officers if the business is a partnership or corporation.

c.The federal employer identification number of the business. However, if the business is owned by an individual who is not required to have a federal employer identification number, the application is to include the individual’s social security number, Iowa nonoperator’s identification number or Iowa driver’s license number.

d.Certification on the application that the applicant possesses all necessary operating authority to conduct business as a transporter in the state.

424.2(3) Permitted uses of a transporter plate. The person delivering the vehicle must carry evidence issued by the owner of the vehicle authorizing the delivery. The evidence shall include the origin and destination of the vehicle delivery, the vehicle owner’s name and address and a description of the vehicle being delivered. Subject to these stipulations, a transporter plate may be displayed on a vehicle being operated or moved on the highway for the purpose of delivery to a place designated by the owner of the vehicle.

424.2(4) Prohibited uses of a transporter plate. A transporter plate shall not be displayed on a vehicle being delivered or displayed in any manner not specifically permitted under Iowa Code section 321.57 or subrule 424.2(3).

These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 307.12(1)“j,”321.1 and 321.57 through 321.63.