Subject to the discretion and judgment provided for in section 321E.1, annual permits shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:
1. Vehicles with indivisible loads, or mobile homes including appurtenances, having an overall width not to exceed sixteen feet zero inches, an overall length not to exceed one hundred twenty feet zero inches, an overall height not to exceed fifteen feet five inches, and a total gross weight not to exceed eighty thousand pounds, may be moved as follows:
a. Vehicles with indivisible loads, or mobile homes including appurtenances, having an overall width not to exceed twelve feet five inches, an overall length not to exceed one hundred twenty feet zero inches, and an overall height not to exceed thirteen feet ten inches may be moved for unlimited distances without route approval from the permitting authority.
b. Vehicles with indivisible loads, or mobile homes including appurtenances, having an overall width not to exceed fourteen feet six inches, an overall length not to exceed one hundred twenty feet zero inches, and an overall height not to exceed fifteen feet five inches may be moved on the interstate highway system and primary highways with more than one lane traveling in each direction for unlimited distances and no more than fifty miles from the point of origin on all other highways without route approval from the permit issuing authority.
c. All other vehicles with indivisible loads operating under this subsection shall obtain route approval from the permitting authority.
d. Vehicles with indivisible loads may operate under an all-systems permit in compliance with paragraph "a", "b", or "c".
2. Vehicles with indivisible loads, or mobile homes including appurtenances, having an overall width not to exceed thirteen feet five inches and an overall length not to exceed one hundred twenty feet zero inches may be moved on highways specified by the permitting authority for unlimited distances if the height of the vehicle and load does not exceed fifteen feet five inches and the total gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed one hundred fifty-six thousand pounds. The vehicle owner or operator shall verify with the permitting authority prior to movement of the load that highway conditions have not changed so as to prohibit movement of the vehicle. Any cost to repair damage to highways or highway structures shall be borne by the owner or operator of the vehicle causing the damage. Permitted vehicles under this subsection shall not be allowed to travel on any portion of the interstate highway system. Vehicles with indivisible loads operating under the permit provisions of this subsection may operate under the permit provisions of subsection 1 provided the vehicle and load comply with the limitations described in subsection 1.
[C31, 35, § 5067-d7, -d8; C39, § 5035.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 321.467; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, § 321E.3, 321E.8; C81, § 321E.8; 82 Acts, ch 1075, § 1]
88 Acts, ch 1208, § 2; 91 Acts, ch 133, § 1; 92 Acts, ch 1173, § 1; 97 Acts, ch 100, §8; 97 Acts, ch 104, § 25; 99 Acts, ch 13, §20, 29; 2001 Acts, ch 32, §26, 27; 2002 Acts, ch 1063, §36, 55
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