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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 714.16, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. n. It is an unlawful practice for an air 1 4 common carrier providing passenger service to or from this 1 5 state, to refuse to refund the cost of a ticket purchased in 1 6 this state by a consumer for departure on such air common 1 7 carrier from a location in this state if the consumer is 1 8 unable to use the ticket as the result of an illness which, as 1 9 confirmed by a licensed physician, prevents the consumer from 1 10 traveling at the time designated on the ticket. 1 11 For purposes of this paragraph, "air common carrier" means 1 12 a person engaged in transporting passengers for hire in 1 13 interstate or foreign commerce by aircraft and operating 1 14 regularly scheduled flights under a certificate of public 1 15 convenience issued by the United States civil aeronautics 1 16 board. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill provides that it is unlawful under the Iowa 1 19 consumer fraud law for an air common carrier providing 1 20 passenger service to or from this state, to refuse to refund 1 21 the cost of a ticket purchased by a consumer if the consumer 1 22 is unable to use the ticket as the result of an illness which, 1 23 as confirmed by a licensed physician, prevents the consumer 1 24 from traveling at the time designated on the ticket. 1 25 LSB 4094HH 77 1 26 mj/jw/5
Text: HF02422 Text: HF02424 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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