552.15  Registration.

1.  A person operating or intending to open or operate a physical exercise club within this state shall file a registration statement with the attorney general's consumer protection division. The registration shall be filed at least thirty days before the use of any services or facilities is offered for sale by the physical exercise club. The registration statement shall be updated annually, on or before the anniversary date of the initial registration, and shall include the following:

a.  The name and address of the physical exercise club.

b.  The names and addresses of the officers and directors of the physical exercise club and its parent corporation, if one exists.

c.  The type of available facilities.

d.  The approximate size of the physical exercise club measured in square feet.

e.  Two copies of each type of physical exercise club contract which the physical exercise club is currently using or intends to use.

2.  A physical exercise club registering pursuant to this chapter shall maintain in the files of the physical exercise club a copy of its registration statement filed pursuant to this section. This registration statement shall be made available upon request for inspection by current physical exercise club members or prospective buyers of physical exercise club services.

3.  A physical exercise club that files an initial registration or update shall pay a fee in an amount determined by the attorney general to be sufficient to cover the cost of registration and administration of this chapter. The fees shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.

Section History: Recent form

  88 Acts, ch 1221, §15

Internal References

  Referred to in § 552.14


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