761—400.70 (321) Removal of registration and plates by peace officer under financial liability coverage law. This rule applies to instances when a peace officer issues a citation and removes the registration receipt and registration plates of a motor vehicle registered in this state when the driver of the motor vehicle is unable to provide proof of financial liability coverage. This rule applies regardless of whether the vehicle was also impounded.
	 400.70(1) The peace officer shall forward the registration receipt and evidence of the violation to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle is registered. Evidence of the violation is one of the following:
	  a.   	 A copy of the citation. The citation must either reference Iowa Code subparagraph 321.20B(4)“a”(3) or 321.20B(4)“a”(4), as applicable, or reference Iowa Code section 321.20B and indicate whether or not the vehicle was impounded.
	  b.   	 A written statement from the peace officer listing the plate number of the registration plate removed from the vehicle and the vehicle owner’s name. The statement must either reference Iowa Code subparagraph 321.20B(4)“a”(3) or 321.20B(4)“a”(4), as applicable, or reference Iowa Code section 321.20B and indicate whether or not the vehicle was impounded. The statement must be signed by the peace officer or an employee of the law enforcement agency.
	 400.70(2) The peace officer may either destroy removed plates or deliver the removed plates to the county treasurer for destruction.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 321.20B.