Section 321.449B - Texting or using a mobile telephone while operating a commercial motor vehicle1.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.b. 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. § 392.82.2.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".b. A violation of this section shall be considered a moving violation for the purposes of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.c. 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.Amended by 2023 Iowa, ch 85, s 15, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2018 Iowa, ch 1017, s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.Referred to in §321.482A, 805.8A(13)(b)
Additional penalties for violations causing injury or death, see §321.482A
Subsection 1 amended