11—103.2(8A) Definitions.
“At-fault accident” means an accident in which the state driver is determined to be 50 percent or more responsible for the accident.
“Biodiesel blended fuel” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 214A.1.
“Biofuel” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 214A.1.
“Cargo payload” means the net cargo weight transported. The weight of the driver, passengers, and fuel shall not be considered in determining cargo payload.
“Cargo volume” means the space calculated in cubic feet behind the vehicle driver and passenger seating area. In station wagons, the cargo volume is measured to the front seating area with the second seat laid flat behind the driver.
“Defensive driving course” means course instruction provided by the Iowa state patrol or other courses of instruction provided in person or online as approved by the director of the department.
“Department” means the department of administrative services (DAS).
“Determination period” means any 12-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
“Driver improvement course” means course instruction provided by an Iowa community college.
“Ethanol blended gasoline” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 214A.1.
“Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)” means the weight specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
“Habitual violator” means a state driver who has been convicted of three or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period.
“Passengers” means the total number of vehicle occupants transported on a trip, including the driver.
“Pool car” means a vehicle assigned to the department of administrative services, fleet services.
“Preventable accident,” for purposes of this chapter, means an accident that could have been prevented or in which damage could have been minimized by proper evasive action.
“Primary use” means the utilized application exceeds 50 percent of the miles driven annually for United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated light-duty trucks and vans and exceeds 75 percent of the miles driven annually for EPA-designated passenger sedans and wagons.
“Private vehicle” means any vehicle not registered to the state of Iowa.
“Qualified renewable fuel” means ethanol blended gasoline or biodiesel blended fuel that meets the standards and classifications for that type of motor fuel as provided in Iowa Code section 214A.2.
“Special work vehicle” means but is not limited to fire trucks, ambulances, motor homes, buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks (26,000 lbs GVWR and larger), heavy construction equipment, and other highway maintenance vehicles, and any other classes of vehicles of limited application approved by the state vehicle dispatcher.
“State driver” means any person who drives a vehicle to conduct official state business other than a law enforcement officer employed by the department of public safety.
“State vehicle” means any vehicle registered to the state of Iowa, department of administrative services.
[ARC 4053C, IAB 10/10/18, effective 11/14/18; ARC 4134C, IAB 11/21/18, effective 12/26/18; ARC 6864C, IAB 2/8/23, effective 3/15/23]