321I.26   Education certificate — fee.
  1.  A person twelve years of age or older but less than eighteen years of age shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public land, public ice, a designated riding trail, or land purchased with all-terrain vehicle registration funds in this state without obtaining a valid education certificate approved by the department and having the certificate in the person’s possession.
  2.  Upon successful completion of the course and payment of a fee of five dollars, a qualified applicant shall be issued an education certificate which is valid until the certificate is suspended or revoked by the director for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
  3.  Any person who is required to have an education certificate under this chapter and who has completed a course of instruction established under section 321I.2, subsection 1, paragraph “i”, including the successful passage of an examination which includes either a written test relating to such course of instruction or the demonstration of adequate riding skills, shall be considered qualified to receive an education certificate.
  4.  The certificate fees collected under this section shall be credited to the special all-terrain vehicle fund and shall be used for educational programs.
  5.  A valid all-terrain vehicle safety or education certificate or license issued by a governmental authority of another state shall be considered a valid certificate or license in this state if the certification or licensing requirements of the governmental authority are substantially the same as the requirements of this chapter as determined by the commission.
2004 Acts, ch 1132, §69; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §47; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §12; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §51
Referred to in §321I.1, §321I.25, §805.8B(2A)(g)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 2A, paragraph g