Iowa Code 321M.10 – Supervisory authority of department
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1. The department shall retain all supervisory authority over the county driver‘s license issuance program. The county treasurers and their employees shall be considered agents of the department when performing driver’s licensing functions.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 321M.10
- County issuance: means the system or process of issuing driver's licenses, nonoperator's identification cards, and persons with disabilities identification devices, including all related testing, to the same extent that such items are issued by the department. See Iowa Code 321M.1
- Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321M.1
- Driver: means a person who operates a motor vehicle for the transportation of railroad workers in the motor vehicle on behalf of a railroad worker transportation company, whether the person is employed by the company for wages or drives for the company as an independent contractor. See Iowa Code 327F.39
- Program: means an informal dispute settlement procedure established by a manufacturer which mediates and arbitrates motor vehicle warranty disputes arising in this state. See Iowa Code 322G.2
2. Approximately one supervisor shall be assigned from the department to every six issuance sites participating in county issuance.
3. Approximately one technical computer support employee shall be assigned from the department to every twenty-four counties participating in county issuance.
4. The department shall provide issuing counties access to computer databases at a level equal to that provided to comparable department employees.
5. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to administer this chapter. The department may also develop operating standards as necessary to administer this chapter. The department shall consult with the Iowa county treasurers association in developing operating standards and proposed rules.