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322.29 Issuance of license---fees.

Application for license shall be made to the department by a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, factory branch, distributor branch, factory representative or distributor representative in a form and containing information as the department requires and shall be accompanied by the required license fee. Licenses shall be granted or refused within thirty days after application, and shall expire, unless sooner revoked or suspended, on December 31 of the calendar year for which they are granted.

License fees for each calendar year, or part thereof, shall be as follows effective January 1, 1980:

1. For a motor vehicle manufacturer, thirty-five dollars.

2. For a new motor vehicle distributor or wholesaler, twenty dollars.

3. For a used motor vehicle distributor or wholesaler, ten dollars.

4. For each factory branch of a motor vehicle manufacturer in this state, ten dollars.

5. For a factory representative or distributor branch or representative, five dollars.

A license shall not be issued to a person as a distributor or wholesaler for a new motor vehicle model unless the distributor or wholesaler has written authorization from the manufacturer as a distributor or wholesaler of the motor vehicle model. A license shall not be issued to a factory representative unless the person is employed by a licensed manufacturer. A license shall not be issued to a distributor representative unless the person is employed by a licensed distributor or wholesaler. A license shall not be issued to a factory branch unless the motor vehicle manufacturer maintaining the branch is a licensed manufacturer nor shall a license be issued to a distributor branch unless the distributor maintaining the branch is a licensed distributor or wholesaler.

A person who rebuilds new completed motor vehicles by fabricating, altering, adding, or replacing essential parts, components, or equipment for the purpose of building an ambulance, rescue vehicle, or fire vehicle as defined in chapter 321 may be issued a license as a wholesaler of new motor vehicles of the make and model rebuilt.

Every factory representative or distributor representative shall carry a license when engaged in business, and display the license upon request. The license shall name the employer, and in case of a change of employer, the representative shall immediately mail the license to the department which shall endorse the change on the license without charge.

Section History: Early form

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 322.29]

Section History: Recent form

88 Acts, ch 1047, § 2


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