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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 322.3, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. A manufacturer, distributor, or 1 4 importer of motor vehicles or agent or representative of such 1 5 manufacturer, distributor, or importer shall not reduce the 1 6 amount of compensation for, or disallow a claim for, warranty 1 7 parts, repairs, or service supplied by a motor vehicle dealer 1 8 if twelve months or more have passed since the warranty claim 1 9 was submitted to the manufacturer, distributor, or importer of 1 10 motor vehicles or agent or representative thereof. The 1 11 twelve-month limitation shall not apply if a court of 1 12 competent jurisdiction in this state finds the warranty claim 1 13 was fraudulent. 1 14 Sec. 2. Section 322A.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 15 the following new subsection: 1 16 NEW SUBSECTION. 0A. "Additional motor vehicle dealership" 1 17 includes a facility providing manufacturer-authorized or 1 18 distributor-authorized service or warranty work for motor 1 19 vehicles of a line-make in a community in which the same line- 1 20 make is represented. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 This bill amends Code section 322.3 to prohibit a motor 1 23 vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or importer of motor 1 24 vehicles, or an agent thereof, from reducing compensation or 1 25 disallowing a claim for warranty parts, repairs, or service 1 26 supplied by a motor vehicle dealer if 12 months or more have 1 27 passed since the claim was submitted. The 12-month limitation 1 28 does not apply if a court finds the claim was fraudulent. A 1 29 motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or importer who 1 30 violates the prohibition is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 1 31 The bill also amends Code section 322A.1 by providing that 1 32 an additional motor vehicle dealership, as referred to 1 33 throughout Code chapter 322A, includes a facility providing 1 34 manufacturer-authorized or distributor-authorized service or 1 35 warranty work for motor vehicles of a line-make in a community 2 1 in which the same line-make is represented. Code chapter 322A 2 2 prohibits a franchiser from entering into a franchise to 2 3 establish an additional motor vehicle dealership in a 2 4 community in which the same line-make is already represented 2 5 unless the department of inspections and appeals grants the 2 6 franchiser permission to enter into such franchise. The 2 7 franchiser must show, at a hearing before the department, that 2 8 there is good cause for such dealership and that the 2 9 dealership is in the public interest. 2 10 LSB 1875SC 78 2 11 nh/sc/14
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