Iowa · Iowa Code — Motor Vehicles (Ch. 321, 321J)
Iowa Code (Motor Veh.) § 627.7: TueDec0922:17:012025 IowaCode2026,Chapter321(137,2) §321.494,MOTORVEHICLESANDLAWOFTHEROAD268 321.494through321.497Reserved
What this law says, in plain English
Iowa establishes that nonresidents operating motor vehicles in the state consent to Iowa court jurisdiction over civil damage claims and appoint the state director as their legal agent for service of suit notices.
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