Senate
File
8
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
8
BY
JOHNSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
motor
fuel,
including
ethanol
blended
1
gasoline
and
biodiesel
fuel,
by
limiting
the
liability
of
2
retail
dealers.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
214A.20
Retail
dealers
——
1
limitation
on
liability.
2
1.
A
retail
dealer
is
not
liable
for
damages
caused
to
a
3
motor
by
the
use
of
incompatible
motor
fuel
dispensed
at
the
4
retail
dealer’s
retail
motor
fuel
site,
if
all
of
the
following
5
applies:
6
a.
The
incompatible
motor
fuel
complies
with
the
7
specifications
for
a
type
of
motor
fuel
as
provided
in
section
8
214A.2.
9
b.
The
incompatible
motor
fuel
is
selected
by
a
person
other
10
than
the
retail
dealer,
including
an
employee
or
agent
of
the
11
retail
dealer.
12
c.
The
incompatible
motor
fuel
is
dispensed
from
a
motor
13
fuel
pump
that
correctly
labels
the
type
of
fuel
dispensed.
14
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
a
motor
fuel
is
15
incompatible
with
a
motor
according
to
the
manufacturer
of
the
16
motor.
17
EXPLANATION
18
This
bill
amends
Code
chapter
214A,
which
provides
for
motor
19
fuel,
including
gasoline
or
ethanol
blended
gasoline,
E-85
20
gasoline,
diesel
fuel,
and
biodiesel
fuel.
The
bill
provides
21
that
a
retail
dealer
is
not
liable
for
damages
caused
to
a
22
motor
by
the
use
of
an
incompatible
motor
fuel
(e.g.,
the
use
23
of
E-85
gasoline
in
a
conventional
gasoline-powered
motor).
24
The
bar
against
liability
depends
upon
the
satisfaction
25
of
certain
conditions:
(1)
the
motor
fuel
must
meet
legal
26
specifications,
(2)
the
retail
dealer
cannot
have
selected
27
it
for
use
in
the
motor,
and
(3)
the
dispensing
pump
must
be
28
correctly
labeled.
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