Senate File 469 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 80)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing for the sale of motor homes by a manufacturer at
2 a camping rally sponsored by the manufacturer.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 321.18, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. A new class A motor home purchased by
1 4 a nonresident at a rally in this state pursuant to section
1 5 322E.1, which is driven on a highway solely for the purpose of
1 6 removing the motor home from the state.
1 7 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 322E.1 MOTOR HOME MANUFACTURER'S
1 8 CLUB RALLY == RETAIL SALES OF CLASS A MOTOR HOMES.
1 9 1. Notwithstanding chapter 322, a manufacturer of class A
1 10 motor homes licensed under chapter 322 that sponsors a club
1 11 composed of owners of motor homes manufactured by the
1 12 manufacturer may display and sell new class A motor homes
1 13 manufactured by the manufacturer at a rally of those club
1 14 members if all of the following conditions apply:
1 15 a. The rally is sponsored by the manufacturer.
1 16 b. The rally is held on the grounds of a county fair as
1 17 described in chapter 174.
1 18 c. The manufacturer conducts no more than one rally
1 19 annually in this state.
1 20 d. The rally is conducted for a single period of not more
1 21 than five consecutive days.
1 22 e. The rally is not open to the public.
1 23 f. Attendance at the rally is restricted to bona fide
1 24 members of the club sponsored by the manufacturer and the
1 25 members' immediate families.
1 26 g. Persons who attend the rally camp on the fairgrounds
1 27 where the rally is held in their respective motor homes
1 28 manufactured by the manufacturer conducting the rally.
1 29 h. Sales of class A motor homes are made by the
1 30 manufacturer only to attendees of the rally who meet the
1 31 requirements of paragraphs "f" and "g".
1 32 2. An Iowa certificate of title and registration shall not
1 33 be issued for a class A motor home sold by a manufacturer at a
1 34 rally pursuant to this section.
1 35 3. A class A motor home sold by a manufacturer at a rally
2 1 pursuant to this section may be operated or moved on the
2 2 highways of this state only for the purpose of removing the
2 3 motor home from the state, as provided in section 321.18,
2 4 subsection 9.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill allows a manufacturer of motor homes that is
2 7 licensed in this state to display and sell its new class A
2 8 motor homes at a camping rally conducted by the manufacturer
2 9 for members of a club composed of owners of motor homes
2 10 manufactured by the manufacturer. The manufacturer may
2 11 conduct no more than one such rally per year in this state,
2 12 the rally is not open to the public, and attendance is
2 13 restricted to club members and their immediate families. The
2 14 rally must be held on the grounds of a county fair, and the
2 15 attendees must camp on the fairgrounds in their motor homes
2 16 manufactured by the manufacturer. The period of the rally is
2 17 limited to five consecutive days and during that time, the
2 18 manufacturer may sell its new class A motor homes only to
2 19 members of the club who are attending the rally.
2 20 The bill specifies that a motor home sold at such a camping
2 21 rally shall not be titled or registered in Iowa, but the motor
2 22 home may be operated on a highway solely for the purpose of
2 23 removing it from the state. The provisions of Code chapter
2 24 322 governing motor vehicle dealers and retail sales of motor
2 25 vehicles are not applicable to motor home sales at
2 26 manufacturer=sponsored camping rallies.
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