House
File
677
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
677
BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
unfair
or
deceptive
acts
or
practices
in
the
1
rental
of
vehicles
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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H.F.
677
Section
1.
Section
516D.7,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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b.
Placing
a
block
or
charge
against
a
portion
or
the
3
entirety
of
the
credit
limit
of
the
card
or
otherwise
placing
4
a
block
or
charge
against
the
card
in
excess
of
the
estimated
5
total
daily
or
weekly
charges
and
rental
deposits
,
including
6
taxes
and
charges
of
optional
services
accepted
by
the
7
customer,
stated
in
the
rental
agreement
multiplied
by
the
8
number
of
days
of
the
estimated
rental
if
rented
on
a
daily
9
basis
or,
if
rented
on
a
weekly
basis,
multiplied
by
the
number
10
of
weeks
of
the
estimated
rental.
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EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
unfair
or
deceptive
acts
or
practices
in
15
the
rental
of
vehicles.
16
Current
law
provides
that
it
is
an
unfair
or
deceptive
act
or
17
practice
in
the
rental
of
vehicles
to
place
a
block
or
charge
18
against
a
customer’s
credit
card
in
excess
of
the
estimated
19
total
daily
or
weekly
charges
stated
in
the
rental
agreement
20
multiplied
by
the
number
of
days
of
the
estimated
rental
if
21
rented
on
a
daily
basis
or,
if
rented
on
a
weekly
basis,
22
multiplied
by
the
number
of
weeks
of
the
estimated
rental.
The
23
bill
modifies
this
provision
by
providing
that
it
is
an
unfair
24
or
deceptive
act
or
practice
for
the
amount
of
the
block
or
25
charge
to
exceed
the
estimated
total
daily
or
weekly
charges
26
and
rental
deposits
stated
in
the
rental
agreement.
27
A
violation
of
Code
section
516D.7
constitutes
an
unlawful
28
practice
under
Code
section
714.16
(consumer
fraud).
Several
29
types
of
remedies
are
available
if
a
court
finds
that
a
person
30
has
committed
an
unlawful
practice,
including
injunctive
31
relief,
disgorgement
of
moneys
or
property,
and
a
civil
penalty
32
not
to
exceed
$40,000
per
violation.
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