Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-511.6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No.14, January 8, 2025
Rule 761-511.6 - Insurance and bonds
(1)Insurance.
a. Public liability insurance in the amounts of $100,000 bodily injury each person, $200,000 bodily injury each occurrence, and $50,000 property damage with an expiration date to cover the tenure of the annual oversize, annual oversize/overweight, annual raw forest products, annual small crane, annual all-systems oversize, annual all-systems overweight, multitrip, emergency interstate, annual fluid milk products or single-trip permit shall be required. In lieu of filing with the permit-issuing authority, a copy of the current certificate of public liability insurance in these amounts shall be carried in the vehicle for which the permit has been issued. Proof of liability insurance may be either in writing or in electronic format.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph "a" of this subrule, a carrier may act as a self-insurer if an application for self-insurance is filed with and approved by the department.
(2)Bond.
a. The permit-issuing authority may require the applicant to file a bond, certified check or other assurance in an amount sufficient to cover the reasonably anticipated cost of damage or loss to private property, either real or personal, likely to be caused by or arising out of the movement of the vehicle and load or to ensure compliance with permit provisions.
b. The amount in the preceding paragraph may be reduced either in whole or in part by the applicant's submission to the permit-issuing authority of written permission from an affected third party stating in substance that the third party either owns or has the right of exclusive possession and control over the affected property, does by the party's signature consent to the move and that the applicant has in hand paid or secured the payment of the anticipated cost of loss or damage to the party's property.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321E.8, 321E.9, 321E.13 and 321E.29B.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-511.6

Amended by IAB July 5, 2017/Volume XL, Number 01, effective 8/9/2017
Amended by IAB March 11, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 19, effective 4/15/2020
Amended by IAB December 1, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 11, effective 1/5/2022
Amended by IAB July 13, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 1, effective 8/17/2022
Amended by IAB October 4, 2023/Volume XLVI, Number 7, effective 11/8/2023
Amended by IAB April 3, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 20, effective 5/8/2024