§ 327D.1 Applicability of chapter
§ 327D.2 Definitions
§ 327D.3 Duty to furnish cars and transport freight
§ 327D.4 Connections
§ 327D.5 Burden of proof
§ 327D.7 Transporting persons or property for hire — limitation on liability
§ 327D.8 Preference prohibited — exception
§ 327D.9 Interchange of traffic — switching and forwarding
§ 327D.10 Unjust discrimination — exceptions
§ 327D.11 Reconsignment without charge
§ 327D.12 Charges to be reasonable
§ 327D.13 Rates
§ 327D.14 Pooling contracts
§ 327D.15 Continuous shipments
§ 327D.16 Violations — treble damages
§ 327D.17 Criminal liability
§ 327D.19 Discrimination — prima facie evidence
§ 327D.27 Penalty for discrimination
§ 327D.28 Penalty
§ 327D.29 Free or reduced freight rates permitted
§ 327D.40 Authorization
§ 327D.42 Connecting lines
§ 327D.43 Routing intrastate shipments
§ 327D.45 Schedules of joint rates
§ 327D.53 Division of joint rates
§ 327D.66 Rate schedules — filing and public access
§ 327D.67 Detailed requirements
§ 327D.69 Right to inspect
§ 327D.72 Interstate commerce schedules
§ 327D.73 Partial schedules
§ 327D.74 Changes in schedules
§ 327D.75 Joint tariff schedules
§ 327D.77 Transportation prohibited
§ 327D.78 Change in rate
§ 327D.79 Notice of change
§ 327D.80 Changes without notice
§ 327D.81 Indicating change
§ 327D.82 Schedule charge mandatory — refunds and discrimination
§ 327D.83 Rate hearing
§ 327D.84 Suspension of rates
§ 327D.85 Rate proposal — review
§ 327D.86 When rates effective
§ 327D.87 Posting and filing of revised schedules
§ 327D.89 Complaint of violation
§ 327D.90 Hearing — evidence
§ 327D.102 Movement of livestock — burden of proof
§ 327D.113 Names of free pass beneficiaries reported
§ 327D.114 Passenger tickets — redemption
§ 327D.116 Violations
§ 327D.127 Railroad track scales — weighing — fee
§ 327D.128 Weighing — disagreement
§ 327D.129 Weight at destination
§ 327D.130 Weighing commodities
§ 327D.131 Prima facie evidence
§ 327D.132 Violation — penalty
§ 327D.160 Rules
§ 327D.173 Notice of arrival of shipment
§ 327D.174 Notice prescribed
§ 327D.186 Liability for negligence of employees
§ 327D.187 Relief or indemnity contract
§ 327D.188 Contributory and comparative negligence
§ 327D.189 Unallowable pleas
§ 327D.190 Damages by fire
§ 327D.192 Spot checks for hazardous cargo
§ 327D.200 Inconsistency with federal law — railroads
§ 327D.201 Railroad intrastate rates — rules

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 327D - Regulation of Carriers

  • Administrator: means the department's administrator for rail and water, or the administrator's designee. See Iowa Code 327F.39
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Commission: means the natural resource commission of the department. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Days: means calendar days. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 327D.2
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Iowa Code 321I.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
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lessee: means any consumer who leases a motor vehicle for one year or more pursuant to a written lease agreement which provides that the lessee is responsible for repairs to the motor vehicle. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to 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
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Purchase price: means the cash price paid for the motor vehicle appearing in the sales agreement or contract, including any net allowance given for a trade-in vehicle. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • 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
  • Railroad right-of-way: means the full width of property owned, leased, or subject to easement for railroad purposes and is not limited to those areas on which tracks are located. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • Railway: means a railroad as defined in subsection 3. See Iowa Code 327D.2
  • Rates: means fares, tariffs, tolls, charges, and all classifications, contracts, practices and rules of common carriers relating to such rates. See Iowa Code 327D.2
  • road: include public bridges, and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" "common road" and "state road". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Transportation: means all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage as well as services in connection with the actual transport. See Iowa Code 327D.2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1