# Iowa Code § 321.9: Authority to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVIII_C321_S321.9

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 321.9
- **Heading:** Authority to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.9

## Text

Officers and employees of the department designated by the director, county officials authorized under this chapter to issue motor vehicle registrations and titles, and county officials authorized under chapter 321M to issue driver’s licenses are authorized, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures, and shall do so without fee.

[C39, §5000.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.9]2005 Acts, ch 8, §4

## 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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