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Iowa Code § 321.294

Minimum speed regulation

[C31, 35, §5021-c1; C39, §5023.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.294] 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §11; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5

A person shall not drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. Peace officers are hereby authorized to enforce this provision by directions to drivers, and in the event of apparent willful disobedience to this provision and refusal to comply with direction of an officer in accordance herewith the continued slow operation by a driver shall be a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 8.

For minimum speed capability requirements, see §321.382

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