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Senate File 149

Partial Bill History

Bill Introduced: S.J. 308
Committee Report Issued: S.J. 316
Passed House: H.J. 1035
Passed Senate: S.J. 387 S.J. 1064
Signed by Governor: S.J. 1336
Complete Bill History

Bill Text

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  1  2                                       SENATE FILE 149
  1  3 
  1  4                             AN ACT
  1  5 ESTABLISHING A TIME LIMIT FOR DISALLOWANCE OR REDUCTION OF
  1  6    MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTY CLAIMS, RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT
  1  7    OF MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE OR WARRANTY FACILITIES, AND
  1  8    MAKING A PENALTY APPLICABLE.
  1  9 
  1 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  1 11 
  1 12    Section 1.  Section 322.3, Code 1999, is amended by adding
  1 13 the following new subsection:
  1 14    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  A manufacturer, distributor, or
  1 15 importer of motor vehicles or agent or representative of such
  1 16 manufacturer, distributor, or importer shall not reduce the
  1 17 amount of compensation for, or disallow a claim for, warranty
  1 18 parts, repairs, or service supplied by a motor vehicle dealer
  1 19 if twelve months or more have passed since the warranty claim
  1 20 was submitted to the manufacturer, distributor, or importer of
  1 21 motor vehicles or agent or representative thereof.  The
  1 22 twelve-month limitation shall not apply if a court of
  1 23 competent jurisdiction in this state finds the warranty claim
  1 24 was fraudulent.
  1 25    Sec. 2.  Section 322A.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding
  1 26 the following new subsection:
  1 27    NEW SUBSECTION.  0A.  "Additional motor vehicle dealership"
  1 28 includes a facility providing manufacturer-authorized or
  1 29 distributor-authorized service or warranty work for motor
  1 30 vehicles, except motor homes, of a line-make in a community in
  1 31 which the same line-make is represented.  
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  1 34                                                             
  1 35                               MARY E. KRAMER
  2  1                               President of the Senate
  2  2 
  2  3 
  2  4                                                             
  2  5                               RON J. CORBETT
  2  6                               Speaker of the House
  2  7 
  2  8    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
  2  9 is known as Senate File 149, Seventy-eighth General Assembly.
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  2 12                                                             
  2 13                               MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
  2 14                               Secretary of the Senate
  2 15 Approved                , 1999
  2 16 
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  2 18                               
  2 19 THOMAS J. VILSACK
  2 20 Governor

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