Senate File 80 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY KIBBIE and JOHNSON
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
2 under a temporary retail sales permit.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 322.5, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. a. Notwithstanding any other
1 4 provision of this chapter, upon receipt of a temporary retail
1 5 sales permit, a licensed manufacturer of motor homes, as
1 6 defined in section 321.1, may display and sell at retail new
1 7 motor homes manufactured by that manufacturer at a qualified
1 8 event approved by the department. Section 322.3, subsection
1 9 9, does not apply to a qualified event conducted under this
1 10 subsection.
1 11 b. Application for a temporary retail sales permit shall
1 12 be made on forms provided by the department and shall be
1 13 accompanied by a thirty=five dollar permit fee. A temporary
1 14 retail sales permit shall be issued for a single period not to
1 15 exceed fourteen days.
1 16 c. The department may adopt rules establishing
1 17 requirements the department deems appropriate for temporary
1 18 retail sales permittees, including but not limited to
1 19 requiring the furnishing of a surety bond or other evidence of
1 20 indemnification of motor home purchasers as provided in
1 21 section 322.4, subsection 7, and requiring proof of financial
1 22 liability coverage as provided in section 322.4, subsection 8.
1 23 d. For purposes of this subsection, "qualified event"
1 24 means a vehicle show conducted by a manufacturer no more than
1 25 once in a calendar year which is held at a fairgrounds, as
1 26 defined in section 174.1, and is open to the public.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill allows a manufacturer of motor homes to hold an
1 29 annual sales event in the state to display and sell its motor
1 30 homes. Current law allows a motor home manufacturer to be
1 31 licensed as a dealer only of motor homes manufactured by that
1 32 manufacturer. Current law also allows a licensed motor home
1 33 dealer to obtain a temporary permit to display, offer for
1 34 sale, and negotiate sales at fairs, vehicle shows, and
1 35 exhibitions, but sales must be consummated at the dealer's
2 1 principal place of business. The bill allows a manufacturer
2 2 of motor homes that is licensed as a manufacturer in this
2 3 state to apply to the department of transportation for a
2 4 temporary retail sales permit to display and sell motor homes
2 5 manufactured by that manufacturer at a qualified event.
2 6 "Qualified event" is defined as a vehicle show that is
2 7 conducted by a manufacturer no more than once in a calendar
2 8 year, is held at a fairgrounds, and is open to the public. A
2 9 temporary permit shall be issued for a single period of no
2 10 more than 14 days, and the prohibition against sales of motor
2 11 vehicles on Sunday is lifted for the event.
2 12 The bill requires a manufacturer to submit an application
2 13 to the department for a temporary retail sales permit,
2 14 accompanied by a $35 fee. The department is authorized to
2 15 adopt rules establishing appropriate requirements for
2 16 temporary retail sales permittees, including furnishing
2 17 evidence of indemnification of purchasers and proof of
2 18 financial responsibility.
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