Senate File 80 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY KIBBIE and JOHNSON Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the sale of motor homes by a manufacturer 2 under a temporary retail sales permit. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1367XS 82 5 dea/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 322.5, Code 2007, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. a. Notwithstanding any other 1 4 provision of this chapter, upon receipt of a temporary retail 1 5 sales permit, a licensed manufacturer of motor homes, as 1 6 defined in section 321.1, may display and sell at retail new 1 7 motor homes manufactured by that manufacturer at a qualified 1 8 event approved by the department. Section 322.3, subsection 1 9 9, does not apply to a qualified event conducted under this 1 10 subsection. 1 11 b. Application for a temporary retail sales permit shall 1 12 be made on forms provided by the department and shall be 1 13 accompanied by a thirty=five dollar permit fee. A temporary 1 14 retail sales permit shall be issued for a single period not to 1 15 exceed fourteen days. 1 16 c. The department may adopt rules establishing 1 17 requirements the department deems appropriate for temporary 1 18 retail sales permittees, including but not limited to 1 19 requiring the furnishing of a surety bond or other evidence of 1 20 indemnification of motor home purchasers as provided in 1 21 section 322.4, subsection 7, and requiring proof of financial 1 22 liability coverage as provided in section 322.4, subsection 8. 1 23 d. For purposes of this subsection, "qualified event" 1 24 means a vehicle show conducted by a manufacturer no more than 1 25 once in a calendar year which is held at a fairgrounds, as 1 26 defined in section 174.1, and is open to the public. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill allows a manufacturer of motor homes to hold an 1 29 annual sales event in the state to display and sell its motor 1 30 homes. Current law allows a motor home manufacturer to be 1 31 licensed as a dealer only of motor homes manufactured by that 1 32 manufacturer. Current law also allows a licensed motor home 1 33 dealer to obtain a temporary permit to display, offer for 1 34 sale, and negotiate sales at fairs, vehicle shows, and 1 35 exhibitions, but sales must be consummated at the dealer's 2 1 principal place of business. The bill allows a manufacturer 2 2 of motor homes that is licensed as a manufacturer in this 2 3 state to apply to the department of transportation for a 2 4 temporary retail sales permit to display and sell motor homes 2 5 manufactured by that manufacturer at a qualified event. 2 6 "Qualified event" is defined as a vehicle show that is 2 7 conducted by a manufacturer no more than once in a calendar 2 8 year, is held at a fairgrounds, and is open to the public. A 2 9 temporary permit shall be issued for a single period of no 2 10 more than 14 days, and the prohibition against sales of motor 2 11 vehicles on Sunday is lifted for the event. 2 12 The bill requires a manufacturer to submit an application 2 13 to the department for a temporary retail sales permit, 2 14 accompanied by a $35 fee. The department is authorized to 2 15 adopt rules establishing appropriate requirements for 2 16 temporary retail sales permittees, including furnishing 2 17 evidence of indemnification of purchasers and proof of 2 18 financial responsibility. 2 19 LSB 1367XS 82 2 20 dea:nh/gg/14