The department may register a vehicle which does not meet the equipment requirements of Iowa Code chapter 321, due to the particular use for which it is designed or intended, or which is a driverless-capable vehicle as defined in rule 761-380.2 (321). Registration may be accomplished upon payment of the appropriate fees and after inspection and certification by the department that the vehicle is not in an unsafe condition.
(1) Operation of the vehicle may be restricted to a roadway to which a specific lawful speed limit applies, as specified in Iowa Code section 321.285, if the maximum speed of the vehicle is such that the operation of the vehicle would impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
(2) The department may also restrict the operation of the vehicle to daylight hours if operation of the vehicle during hours other than daylight would create a hazard.
(3) A
certificate of restriction shall be issued in conjunction with registration of the vehicle, listing the restrictions that apply to the operation of the vehicle.
a. Registration laws applicable to motor vehicles in general shall also apply to vehicles registered under a restricted registration.
b. The department may approve exceptions to those equipment requirements of Iowa Code chapter 321 which cannot be met due to the particular use for which the vehicle is designed or intended.
(4) The department shall not register an all-terrain vehicle. The department shall not register a vehicle built on or after January 1, 1968, unless it was manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads and highways except a vehicle operated exclusively by a person with a disability, which may be registered if the department, in its discretion, determines that the vehicle is not in an unsafe condition. This subrule does not apply to a specially constructed, reconstructed, street rod or replica motor vehicle as defined in Iowa Code section 321.1.
(5) When a vehicle
registered in this state is modified to make it a
driverless-capable vehicle as defined in rule
761-380.2 (321), the person in whose name the vehicle is
registered shall within 30 days notify the department upon a form prescribed by the department.
(6) As provided in Iowa Code sections
321.515 and
321.519, the department may restrict the operations of a
driverless-capable vehicle registered in this state or another state but which operates in this state. The restrictions may include but are not limited to the restrictions provided in subrules 400.21(1) and 400.21(2) and any operational restrictions based on a specific functional highway classification, weather conditions, days of the week, times of day, and other elements of operational design while the automated driving system is engaged. The department may require the vehicle owner to submit to the department the automated driving system's intended operational design domain for the vehicle on a form prescribed by the department. The department may evaluate the automated driving system's intended operational design domain for the vehicle. The department may establish additional operational restrictions to ensure safe operation of the vehicle. The department shall issue a
certificate of restriction as provided in subrule 400.21(3) for any restriction established under this subrule, and the
certificate shall be carried in the vehicle and made available for inspection by any peace officer upon request.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.1, 321.23(4), 321.30(2), 321.101(1), 321.234A, 321.515 and 321.519.
