321G.24 Education certificate — fee.
1. A person twelve through seventeen years of age shall not operate a snowmobile on public land, public ice, a designated snowmobile trail, or land purchased with snowmobile registration funds in this state without obtaining an education certificate approved by the department and having the certificate in the person’s possession, unless the person is accompanied on the same snowmobile by a responsible person of at least eighteen years of age who is experienced in snowmobile operation and possesses a valid driver’s license, as defined in section 321.1, or an education certificate issued under this chapter.
2. Upon successful completion of the course and payment of a fee of five dollars, a qualified applicant shall be issued an education certificate which is valid until the certificate is suspended or revoked by the director for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
3. Any person who is required to have an education certificate under this chapter and who has completed a course of instruction established under section 321G.2, subsection 1, paragraph “j”, including the successful passage of an examination which includes a written test relating to such course of instruction, shall be considered qualified to receive an education certificate.
4. The certificate fees collected under this section shall be credited to the special snowmobile fund created under section 321G.7 and shall be used for safety and educational programs.
5. A valid snowmobile safety or education certificate or license issued by a governmental authority of another state shall be considered a valid certificate or license in this state if the certification or licensing requirements of the governmental authority are substantially the same as the requirements of this chapter as determined by the commission.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.24; 81 Acts, ch 113, §9]
89 Acts, ch 244, §36; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §82; 91 Acts, ch 236, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §33; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §19; 2009 Acts, ch 144, §5; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §24; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §57
Referred to in §321G.23, 805.8B(2)(g)
For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph g
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Section 321G.3 - Registration and user permit required — penalties.
Section 321G.4 - Registration — fee.
Section 321G.4A - User permit — fee.
Section 321G.4B - Nonresident requirements — penalties.
Section 321G.5 - Display of registration and user permit decals.
Section 321G.6 - Registration — renewal.
Section 321G.7 - Fees remitted to commission — appropriation — trail equipment donation.
Section 321G.8 - Exempt vehicles.
Section 321G.9 - Operation on roadways and highways.
Section 321G.10 - Accident reports.
Section 321G.11 - Mufflers required.
Section 321G.12 - Headlight — taillight — brakes.
Section 321G.13 - Unlawful operation.
Section 321G.15 - Operation pending registration.
Section 321G.16 - Special events.
Section 321G.17 - Violation of stop signal.
Section 321G.19 - Rented snowmobiles.
Section 321G.20 - Operation by persons under sixteen.
Section 321G.21 - Manufacturer, distributor, or dealer — special registration.
Section 321G.22 - Limitation of liability by public bodies and adjoining owners.
Section 321G.22A - Recreational riding area — limitation of liability of prior landowners.
Section 321G.23 - Course of instruction.
Section 321G.24 - Education certificate — fee.
Section 321G.25 - Stopping and inspecting — warnings.
Section 321G.26 - Termination of use.
Section 321G.27 - Writing fees.
Section 321G.28 - Consistent local laws — special local rules.
Section 321G.29 - Owner’s certificate of title — in general.
Section 321G.30 - Fees — duplicates.
Section 321G.31 - Transfer or repossession by operation of law.
Section 321G.32 - Security interest — perfection and titles — fee.
Section 321G.33 - Vehicle identification number.
Section 321G.34 - Repeat offender — records, enforcement, and penalties.