Iowa Code § 321.208A: Operation in violation of out-of-service order — penalties.

1. A person required to hold a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit to operate a commercial motor vehicle shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state in violation of an out-of-service order issued by a peace officer for a violation of the out-of-service rules adopted by the department. A driver who violates an out-of-service order commits a simple misdemeanor and shall be subject to the applicable fine in an amount in accordance with the civil penalty provided in 49 C.F.R. pt. 386, Appendix B(b)(1), upon conviction for the first violation of an out-of-service order or subsequent violation of an out-of-service order in separate incidents within a ten-year period.

2. An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize an employee to drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order. An employer who violates this subsection commits a simple misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine in an amount in accordance with the civil penalty provided in 49 C.F.R. pt. 386, Appendix B(b)(2).