Iowa Code 327D.192 – Spot checks for hazardous cargo
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 327D.192
- Administrator: means the department's administrator for rail and water, or the administrator's designee. See Iowa Code 327F.39
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 327D.2
- Director: means the director of the department. 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
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Railroad: means the terminal facilities necessary in the transportation of persons and property and includes bridges, railroad right-of-way, trackage, switches and other appurtenances necessary for the operation of a railroad, whether owned, leased or operated under some other contractual agreement. See Iowa Code 327D.2
- Railroad corporation: means a railway corporation as defined in subsection 6. See Iowa Code 327D.2
- Vehicle: means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321. See Iowa Code 321H.2
- Vehicle subject to registration: means any vehicle that is of a type required to be registered under chapter 321 when operated on a public highway, including but not limited to a vehicle that is inoperable, salvage, or rebuilt. See Iowa Code 321H.2
An employee under the supervision of the department‘s administrator for rail and water designated by the director of the department may conduct spot inspections of vehicles subject to registration which are owned or operated by a railroad corporation to determine whether a vehicle is used to transport products or property which may be a safety hazard for the operator of the vehicle subject to registration or any other employee of the railroad corporation who is transported in the vehicle.