321.176A  Persons exempt from commercial driver’s license requirements.
  The following operators are exempt from the commercial driver’s license requirements:
  1.  A farmer or a person working for a farmer while operating a covered farm vehicle as defined in the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, Pub. L. No. 112-141, §32934. The exemption provided in this subsection shall apply to farmers who assist each other through an exchange of services and shall include operation of a commercial motor vehicle between the farms of the farmers who are exchanging services.
  2.  A fire fighter while operating a fire vehicle for a volunteer or paid fire organization or a peace officer, as defined in section 801.4, while operating a commercial motor vehicle for a law enforcement agency, under conditions necessary to preserve life or property or to execute related governmental functions.
  3.  The following persons when operating commercial motor vehicles for military purposes:
  a.  Active duty military personnel.
  b.  Members of the military reserves.
  c.  Members of the national guard on active duty, including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time national guard training, and national guard military technicians.
  d.  Active duty United States coast guard personnel.
  4.  A person while operating a motor home solely for personal or family use.
  5.  A person operating a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand one pounds towing a travel trailer or fifth-wheel travel trailer solely for personal or family use.
  6.  A home care aide operating a motor vehicle in the course of the home care aide’s duties.
90 Acts, ch 1230, §22; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §20; 93 Acts, ch 139, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §14; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §19; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §12; 2023 Acts, ch 40, §1
Referred to in §321.188, 321.189, 321.463