{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-321.449b","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 321.449B","heading":"Texting or using a mobile telephone while operating a commercial motor vehicle.","body":"1. a. A person subject to rules adopted by the department of public safety pursuant to section 321.449 shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle while engaged in texting as prohibited by 49 C.F.R. §392.80, except in an emergency or as otherwise permitted under 49 C.F.R. §392.80.\nb. A person subject to rules adopted by the department of public safety pursuant to section 321.449 shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone as prohibited by 49 C.F.R. §392.82, except in an emergency or as otherwise permitted under 49 C.F.R. §392.82.\n2. a. A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph “b”.\nb. A violation of this section shall be considered a moving violation for the purposes of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.\nc. A conviction for a violation of this section shall be in lieu of a conviction for a violation of section 321.276 if the violations are based on the same facts and circumstances.","path":["Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION (Ch. 306 - 330B)","Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/321.449B.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:08Z","sha256":"f2fe271c8824c0267c65df1804a0a5a32ee29b65ac2cb07458bf17cfc9304711","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-321.449a","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-321.450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}