Chapter 80: Abandoned Vehicles
In the August 2026 draft recodification (Traffic and Vehicles), from page 185. Current 80 Abandoned Vehicles.
Comparison with a draft: not adopted. The archive holds no public hearing, ordinance or vote adopting the recodified Code through the October 20, 2026 meeting packet. Until one is adopted, every page here compares the consolidated code with a draft that can still change: the revised draft with the October 6 changes is not in the archive.
A comparison with the August 2026 draft recodification prepared by Iowa Codification for the City. The draft has not been adopted and can still change; the current code (unofficial compilation) governs until a recodified Code is adopted. Matches between sections are made by machine from the texts and are reviewed where uncertain.
1 unchanged, 7 wording changed, 1 merged, 1 new · 4 notable changes.
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§ 80.01 Definitions→ § 80.01 Definitions · Wording changed citations or formatting only · compare the texts
§ 80.02 Authority To Take Possession Of Abandoned Vehicles→ § 80.02 Authority To Take Possession Of Abandoned Vehicles · Wording changed minor wording (98% same words) · compare the texts
§ 80.03 Notice By Mail; § 80.04 Notification In Newspaper→ § 80.03 Notice By Mail · Merged wording changed (86% same words) · compare the texts
- Amount or number: …that takes into custody an abandoned vehicle shall
notify, within 20 days,send notice by certified mail, the last known registered owner… - New requirement: …vehicle shall notify, within 20 days, by certified
mail,mail that the vehicle has been taken into custody, no more than 20 days after taking custody of the vehicle. Notice shall be sent to the last known address of record of the last known registered owner of the vehicle,… - New requirement: …of the costs of the notice. The notice
shall also staterequired pursuant to this section. D. A statement that the failure of the owner, lienholders or… - Text removed: …record, and any other known claimant to the
vehicle or to personal property found in the vehicle, addressed to the parties’ last known addresses of record, that the abandoned vehicle has been taken into custody.vehicle. 2. Notice shall be deemed given when mailed. The…
§ 80.05 Fees For Impoundment→ § 80.05 Fees For Impoundment · Wording changed citations or formatting only · compare the texts
§ 80.06 Towing License→ § 80.06 Towing License · Wording changed citations or formatting only · compare the texts
§ 80.07 Disposal Of Abandoned Vehicles→ § 80.07 Disposal Of Abandoned Vehicles · Unchanged · compare the texts
§ 80.08 Disposal Of Totally Inoperable Vehicles→ § 80.08 Disposal Of Totally Inoperable Vehicles · Wording changed citations or formatting only · compare the texts
§ 80.09 Proceeds From Sales→ § 80.09 Proceeds From Sales · Wording changed citations or formatting only · compare the texts
§ 80.10 Duties Of Demolisher→ § 80.10 Duties Of Demolisher · Wording changed citations or formatting only · compare the texts
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