CHAPTER 424
TRANSPORTER PLATES
[Prior to 6/3/87, Transportation Department[820]—(07,D) Ch 5]
761—424.1(321) General.
	424.1(1) Information. Information and blank forms relating to this chapter may be obtained from and completed forms shall be submitted to the Office of Vehicle Services, Iowa Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 9278, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278.
	424.1(2) Definitions.
“Dealer plate” means a special plate, other than a transporter plate, as authorized by Iowa Code sections 321.57 to 321.63.
“Department” means the Iowa department of transportation.
“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 321.57 to 321.63.
761—424.2 and 424.3 Reserved.
761—424.4(321) Transporter plates.
	424.4(1) Eligibility for plates. A transporter, as defined in subrule 424.1(2), may obtain transporter plates from the department.
	424.4(2) Application. The applicant shall accurately and completely fill out an application for special plates on a form prescribed by the department and submit the application to the department with the appropriate fees.
	a. 	The application shall include the name, bona fide business address, and telephone number under which the applicant will conduct business as a transporter.
	b. 	If the owner of the business is an individual, the application shall include the legal name, bona fide address, and telephone number of the individual. If the owner is a partnership, the application shall include the legal name, bona fide address, and telephone number of two partners. If the owner is a corporation, the application shall include the legal name, bona fide address, and telephone number of two corporate officers. In all cases, the telephone number must be a number where the individual, partner, or corporate officer can be reached during normal business hours.
	c. 	The application shall include 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 shall include the individual’s social security number, Iowa nonoperator’s identification number or Iowa driver’s license number.
	d. 	The applicant must certify on the application that it possesses all necessary operating authority to conduct business as a transporter in the state.
	424.4(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.
	424.4(4) Prohibited uses of a transporter plate. A transporter plate shall not be displayed on a vehicle that is not being delivered or displayed in any manner not specifically permitted under Iowa Code section 321.57 or subrule 424.4(3).
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.1 and 321.57 to 321.63.
[Filed emergency 6/20/86—published 7/16/86, effective 7/1/86]
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