1. A business entity may operate a personal delivery device under this chapter only if a natural person who is an agent of the business entity has the capability to monitor and remotely exercise physical control over the navigation and operation of the device while the device is engaged.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 321O.3

  • Agent: means any officer, director, or employee of a business entity, or any other person who is authorized to act on behalf of a business entity. See Iowa Code 321O.1
  • Business entity: means a corporation, sole proprietorship, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity, that is formed for the purpose of making a profit. See Iowa Code 321O.1
  • device: means a device to which all of the following apply:
  • Operate: means to ride in or on, other than as a passenger, use, or control the operation of an all-terrain vehicle in any manner, whether or not the all-terrain vehicle is moving. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • Operator: means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of an all-terrain vehicle. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Iowa Code 321H.2
 2. Except as provided by subsection 3, when a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged, the business entity is considered to be the operator of the device solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with this chapter and laws made applicable to the operation of the device under this chapter.
 3. When a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged and an agent of the business entity exercises control over the device in a manner that is outside the scope of the agent’s office or employment, the agent is considered to be the operator of the device solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with this chapter and laws made applicable to the operation of the device under this chapter.
 4. A person is not considered to be the operator of a personal delivery device solely because the person requests a delivery or service provided by the device or dispatches the device.