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Iowa Code Title X. Financial Resources [Chs. 421-454] § 452A.52. Fuels imported --applicability

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. a. A person shall not bring into this state in the fuel supply tanks of a commercial motor vehicle, or any other container, regardless of whether the supply tanks are connected to the motor of the vehicle, any motor fuel or special fuel to be used in the operation of the vehicle in this state unless that person has paid or made arrangements in advance with the state department of transportation for payment of Iowa fuel taxes on the gallonage consumed in operating the vehicle in this state.

b. A person shall not bring into this state in the batteries or other energy storage devices of a commercial motor vehicle, or any other energy storage device, regardless of whether the batteries or storage devices are connected to the motor of the vehicle, any electric fuel to be used in the operation of the vehicle in this state unless that person has paid or made arrangements in advance with the state department of transportation for payment of Iowa fuel taxes on the kilowatt hours consumed in operating the vehicle in this state.

2. Any person who is unable to display either of the permits or the license provided in section 452A.53 and brings into the state in the fuel supply tanks of a commercial motor vehicle more than thirty gallons of motor fuel or special fuel, or brings into the state in the batteries or other energy storage devices of a commercial motor vehicle more than three hundred fifty kilowatt hours of electric fuel, in violation of subsection 1 commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph “c”.

3. This subchapter shall not apply to a private passenger automobile.

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