# Iowa Code § 321G.3: Registration required for residents penalties

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.3

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 321G.3
- **Heading:** Registration required for residents penalties
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321G / Section 321G.3

## Text

(1) Each snowmobile used by a resident on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail of this state shall be currently registered in this state pursuant to section 321G.4. A resident shall not operate, maintain, or give permission for the operation or maintenance of a snowmobile on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail unless the snowmobile is registered in accordance with this chapter.

(2) A violation of subsection 1 is punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. The violator shall submit proof to the department that a valid registration has been obtained by providing a copy of the registration to the department within thirty days of the date the fine is paid. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.3]86 Acts, ch 1031, §2; 89 Acts, ch 244, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1027, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 138, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §6; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §53; 2024 Acts, ch 1093, §2

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 321G.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.2 Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.3 Registration required for residents penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.4 Registration — fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.4A User permit fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.4A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.4B Nonresident requirements fees penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.4B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.5 Display of registration and nonresident user permit decals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.6 Registration — renewal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.7 Fees remitted to commission — appropriation — trail equipment donation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.8 Exempt snowmobiles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.9 Operation on roadways and highways.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.10 Accident reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.11 Mufflers required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321G.12 Headlight taillight brakes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321G_S321G.12.md)

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