CHAPTER 451
EMERGENCY VEHICLE PERMITS
[Prior to 6/3/87, see Transportation Department[820]—(07,E) Ch 2]
761—451.1(321) Information. Information about certificates of designation for authorized emergency vehicles is available from the office of vehicle services. The address of the office of vehicle services is: Office of Vehicle Services, Iowa Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 9278, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.2 and 321.3.
761—451.2(321) Authorized emergency vehicle certificate.
	451.2(1) Application. Application for a certificate which designates a privately owned vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle shall be submitted to the office of vehicle services on a form prescribed by the department. Iowa Code section 321.451 lists the types of privately owned vehicles that may be issued a certificate of designation and the requirements for designation.
	451.2(2) Expiration. The certificate of designation expires at midnight on the thirty-first day of December five years from the year in which it was issued.
	451.2(3) Limitation. A certificate issued to a towing or recovery vehicle is valid only when the vehicle is at the scene of an emergency, unless otherwise authorized by a law enforcement officer.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 321.451.
[761—Chapter 451 appeared as Ch 2, Department of Public Safety, 1973 IDR]
[Filed 11/13/62; transferred to Department of Transportation 7/1/75]
[Filed 2/7/86, Notice 12/18/85—published 2/26/86, effective 4/2/86]
[Filed 5/11/87, Notice 3/11/87—published 6/3/87, effective 7/8/87]
[Filed 11/3/88, Notice 9/21/88—published 11/30/88, effective 1/4/89]
[Filed emergency 11/30/89—published 12/27/89, effective 12/1/89]
[Filed 11/29/95, Notice 10/25/95—published 12/20/95, effective 1/24/96]
[Filed 6/19/02, Notice 4/17/02—published 7/10/02, effective 8/14/02]
[Filed 11/2/05, Notice 9/14/05—published 11/23/05, effective 12/28/05]
[Filed 10/11/07, Notice 8/15/07—published 11/7/07, effective 12/12/07]