Senate
File
2047
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2047
BY
CHELGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
consignment
sales
of
used
motor
homes
and
1
travel
trailers,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.48,
subsection
3,
Code
2018,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Notwithstanding
subsections
1
and
2
,
requirements
3
in
those
subsections
for
obtaining
title
to
a
vehicle
or
4
acknowledging
assignment
and
warranty
of
title
do
not
apply
5
to
a
dealer
who
sells
a
motor
vehicle
to
a
purchaser
in
a
6
consignment
transaction
authorized
under
section
322.7B
7
or
322.7C,
or
to
a
dealer
who
sells
a
travel
trailer
to
a
8
purchaser
in
a
consignment
transaction
authorized
under
section
9
322C.13
.
10
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
322.7C
Consignment
sales
of
motor
11
homes.
12
A
licensed
motor
vehicle
dealer
may
sell
a
motor
home
as
13
defined
in
section
321.1
that
is
a
used
motor
vehicle
on
a
14
consignment
basis
if
all
of
the
following
conditions
apply:
15
1.
The
dealer
is
licensed
to
sell
used
motor
vehicles.
16
2.
The
dealer
prominently
displays
the
words
“consignment
17
vehicle”
on
the
motor
home
and
indicates
clearly
in
the
sales
18
documentation
that
the
motor
home
is
a
consignment
vehicle.
19
The
dealer
shall
put
customers
on
notice
that
the
dealer
does
20
not
have
title
to
the
motor
home
and
does
not
warranty
the
21
title.
22
3.
The
dealer
assumes
no
liability
for
damages
resulting
23
from
a
customer’s
test
drive
of
the
motor
home,
and
the
24
consignor
maintains
financial
liability
coverage
as
required
25
under
section
321.20B
for
the
motor
home
throughout
the
term
26
of
the
consignment.
27
4.
The
consignor
provides
the
dealer
with
a
damage
28
disclosure
statement
meeting
the
requirements
of
section
321.69
29
and
an
odometer
statement
meeting
the
requirements
of
section
30
321.71,
which
the
dealer
shall
make
available
upon
request
to
31
a
customer.
For
purposes
of
section
321.69
and
321.71,
the
32
consignor,
not
the
dealer,
shall
be
deemed
to
be
the
transferor
33
or
seller
of
the
motor
home.
34
Sec.
3.
Section
322.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2018,
is
amended
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to
read
as
follows:
1
2.
The
department
may
revoke
or
suspend
the
license
of
a
2
retail
motor
vehicle
dealer
if,
after
notice
and
hearing
by
3
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals,
it
finds
that
the
4
licensee
has
been
convicted
or
has
forfeited
bail
on
three
5
charges
of:
6
a.
Failing
upon
the
sale
or
transfer
of
a
vehicle,
except
7
upon
the
sale
of
a
vehicle
under
section
322.7B
or
322.7C
,
to
8
deliver
to
the
purchaser
or
transferee
of
the
vehicle
sold
or
9
transferred,
a
manufacturer’s
or
importer’s
certificate,
or
a
10
certificate
of
title
duly
assigned,
as
provided
in
chapter
321
.
11
b.
Failing
upon
the
purchasing
or
otherwise
acquiring
of
a
12
vehicle,
except
a
vehicle
acquired
on
consignment
under
section
13
322.7B
or
322.7C
,
to
obtain
a
manufacturer’s
or
importer’s
14
certificate,
or
a
certificate
of
title
duly
assigned
as
15
provided
in
chapter
321
.
16
c.
Failing
upon
the
purchasing
or
otherwise
acquiring
of
a
17
vehicle,
except
a
vehicle
acquired
on
consignment
under
section
18
322.7B
or
322.7C
,
to
obtain
a
new
certificate
of
title
to
such
19
vehicle
when
and
where
required
in
chapter
321
.
20
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
322C.13
Consignment
sales
of
travel
21
trailers.
22
A
licensed
travel
trailer
dealer
may
sell
a
used
travel
23
trailer
on
a
consignment
basis
if
all
of
the
following
24
conditions
apply:
25
1.
The
dealer
is
licensed
to
sell
used
travel
trailers.
26
2.
The
dealer
prominently
displays
the
words
“consignment
27
vehicle”
on
the
travel
trailer
and
indicates
clearly
in
the
28
sales
documentation
that
the
travel
trailer
is
a
consignment
29
vehicle.
The
dealer
shall
put
customers
on
notice
that
the
30
dealer
does
not
have
title
to
the
travel
trailer
and
does
not
31
warranty
the
title.
32
3.
The
dealer
assumes
no
liability
for
damages
resulting
33
from
a
customer’s
test
drive
of
a
motor
vehicle
towing
the
34
travel
trailer.
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4.
The
consignor
provides
the
dealer
with
a
damage
1
disclosure
statement
for
the
travel
trailer,
which
the
dealer
2
shall
make
available
upon
request
to
a
customer.
The
damage
3
disclosure
statement
shall,
at
a
minimum,
state
whether
the
4
consignor
knows
if
the
travel
trailer
was
titled
as
a
salvage,
5
rebuilt,
or
flood
vehicle
in
this
or
any
other
state,
as
6
applicable,
prior
to
the
consignor’s
ownership
of
the
travel
7
trailer
and,
if
not,
whether
the
consignor
knows
if
the
travel
8
trailer
was
damaged
to
the
extent
that,
were
the
travel
trailer
9
a
motor
vehicle,
it
would
be
a
wrecked
or
salvage
vehicle
as
10
defined
in
section
321.52,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“e”
,
during
11
or
prior
to
the
consignor’s
ownership
of
the
travel
trailer.
12
The
damage
disclosure
statement
forms
shall
be
approved
by
the
13
department.
The
consignor
shall
maintain
a
copy
of
the
damage
14
disclosure
statement
for
five
years
following
the
date
of
the
15
statement.
The
copy
shall
be
made
available
to
the
department
16
or
the
attorney
general
upon
request.
A
consignor
who
17
knowingly
makes
a
false
damage
disclosure
statement
or
fails
to
18
make
a
damage
disclosure
statement
required
by
this
subsection
19
commits
a
fraudulent
practice.
Failure
of
a
consignor
to
20
comply
with
any
duty
imposed
by
this
subsection
constitutes
a
21
violation
of
section
714.16,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
714H.3,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
23
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
a.
Section
321.69
or
section
322C.13,
subsection
4
.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
allows
a
licensed
motor
vehicle
dealer
to
sell
29
a
used
motor
home
on
a
consignment
basis
if
the
dealer
is
30
licensed
to
sell
used
motor
vehicles,
the
dealer
prominently
31
displays
the
words
“consignment
vehicle”
on
the
motor
home
32
and
indicates
clearly
in
the
sales
documentation
that
the
33
motor
home
is
a
consignment
vehicle,
the
dealer
puts
customers
34
on
notice
that
the
dealer
does
not
have
title
to
the
motor
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home
and
does
not
warranty
the
title,
the
dealer
assumes
1
no
liability
for
damages
resulting
from
a
customer’s
test
2
drive
of
the
motor
home,
the
consignor
maintains
financial
3
liability
coverage
for
the
motor
home
throughout
the
term
of
4
the
consignment,
and
the
consignor
provides
the
dealer
with
a
5
damage
disclosure
statement
and
an
odometer
statement
for
the
6
motor
home,
which
the
dealer
must
make
available
upon
request
7
to
a
customer.
The
bill
provides
that
for
purposes
of
Code
8
section
321.69
(damage
disclosure
statement)
and
Code
section
9
321.71
(odometer
requirements),
the
consignor,
not
the
dealer,
10
shall
be
deemed
the
transferor
or
seller
of
the
motor
home.
11
The
bill
allows
a
licensed
travel
trailer
dealer
to
sell
a
12
used
travel
trailer
on
a
consignment
basis
if
the
dealer
is
13
licensed
to
sell
used
travel
trailers,
the
dealer
prominently
14
displays
the
words
“consignment
vehicle”
on
the
travel
trailer
15
and
indicates
clearly
in
the
sales
documentation
that
the
16
travel
trailer
is
a
consignment
vehicle,
the
dealer
puts
17
customers
on
notice
that
the
dealer
does
not
have
title
to
the
18
travel
trailer
and
does
not
warranty
the
title,
the
dealer
19
assumes
no
liability
for
damages
resulting
from
a
customer’s
20
test
drive
of
a
motor
vehicle
towing
the
travel
trailer,
and
21
the
consignor
provides
the
dealer
with
a
damage
disclosure
22
statement
for
the
travel
trailer,
which
the
dealer
shall
make
23
available
upon
request
to
a
customer.
24
The
bill
requires
travel
trailer
damage
disclosure
25
statements
to,
at
a
minimum,
state
whether
the
consignor
26
knows
if
the
travel
trailer
was
titled
as
a
salvage,
rebuilt,
27
or
flood
vehicle
in
this
or
any
other
state,
as
applicable,
28
prior
to
the
consignor’s
ownership
of
the
vehicle
and,
if
29
not,
whether
the
consignor
knows
if
the
travel
trailer
was
30
damaged
to
the
extent
that,
were
the
travel
trailer
a
motor
31
vehicle,
it
would
be
a
wrecked
or
salvage
vehicle
as
defined
32
in
Code
section
321.52
during
or
prior
to
the
consignor’s
33
ownership
of
the
travel
trailer.
The
bill
provides
that
damage
34
disclosure
statement
forms
shall
be
approved
by
the
department
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of
transportation
(DOT).
The
bill
requires
the
consignor
to
1
maintain
a
copy
of
the
damage
disclosure
statement
for
five
2
years
following
the
date
of
the
statement,
which
copy
must
be
3
made
available
to
the
DOT
or
the
attorney
general
upon
request.
4
Under
current
law,
Code
section
321.69
provides
that
5
a
person
who
knowingly
makes
a
false
motor
vehicle
damage
6
disclosure
statement
or
fails
to
make
a
required
motor
7
vehicle
damage
disclosure
statement
commits
a
fraudulent
8
practice
punishable
by
certain
criminal
penalties
under
9
Code
sections
714.9
through
714.13.
Failure
of
a
person,
10
vehicle
recycler,
or
vehicle
dealer
to
comply
with
any
duty
11
imposed
by
Code
section
321.69
constitutes
a
violation
of
12
Code
section
714.16(2)(a)
(consumer
frauds),
which
is
subject
13
to
civil
remedies
and
penalties.
The
bill
provides
that
a
14
consignor
who
knowingly
makes
a
false
travel
trailer
damage
15
disclosure
statement
or
fails
to
make
a
travel
trailer
damage
16
disclosure
statement
required
by
the
bill
commits
a
fraudulent
17
practice
punishable
by
criminal
penalties
under
Code
sections
18
714.9
through
714.13.
The
bill
also
provides
that
failure
19
of
a
consignor
to
comply
with
any
duty
imposed
by
new
Code
20
section
322C.13(4)
constitutes
a
violation
of
Code
section
21
714.16(2)(a),
which
is
subject
to
civil
remedies
and
penalties.
22
In
addition,
the
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
commits
the
23
violation
may
be
subject
to
a
private
cause
of
action
under
24
Code
chapter
714H
(consumer
fraud
——
private
actions).
25
The
bill
excludes
dealers
selling
motor
homes
or
travel
26
trailers
on
a
consignment
basis
from
various
requirements
27
for
obtaining
a
title
or
a
manufacturer’s
or
importer’s
28
certificate,
or
acknowledging
assignment
and
warranty
of
title.
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