321E.11  Daylight movement only — exceptions — holidays.
  1.  Movements by permit in accordance with this chapter shall be permitted only during the hours from thirty minutes prior to sunrise to thirty minutes following sunset unless the issuing authority determines that the movement can be better accomplished at another period of time because of traffic volume conditions or the vehicle subject to the permit has an overall length not to exceed one hundred feet, an overall width not to exceed eleven feet, and an overall height not to exceed fourteen feet, four inches, and the permit requires the vehicle to operate only on those highways designated by the department. Additional safety lighting and escorts may be required for movement at night.
  2.  Except as provided in section 321.457, no movement by permit shall be permitted on holidays, after twelve o’clock noon on days preceding holidays and holiday weekends, or special events when abnormally high traffic volumes can be expected. Such restrictions shall not be applicable to urban transit systems as defined in section 321.19, subsection 2.
  3.  For the purposes of this chapter, “holidays” shall include Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.
  4.  A person who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321E.11]
94 Acts, ch 1087, §13; 95 Acts, ch 67, §27; 95 Acts, ch 118, §28; 97 Acts, ch 104, §28; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §121; 2010 Acts, ch 1140, §21