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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
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