# Iowa Code § 321.6: Reciprocal enforcement — patrol beats

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 321.6
- **Heading:** Reciprocal enforcement — patrol beats
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.6

## Text

There shall be reciprocal cooperation between the members of the department, the state department of public safety and local authorities in the enforcing of local and state traffic laws and in making inspections, although this section shall not be construed to give the state department of public safety any right to establish regular patrol beats inside municipal limits unless requested for a special occasion or emergency by the mayor of such city or the sheriff of the county.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5017; C39, §5000.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.6]2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 321.1 Definitions of words and phrases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.1A Presumption of residency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.1A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.4 Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.6 Reciprocal enforcement — patrol beats.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.7 Seal of department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.8 Director to prescribe forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.9 Authority to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.10 Certified copies of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.11 Records of department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.12 Destruction of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.13 Authority to grant or refuse applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.14 Seizure of documents and plates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.14.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.15 Publication of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.15.md)
- [Iowa Code § 321.16 Giving of notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.16.md)

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