Bill Text: IA SF2084 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to repair or service estimates for certain older motor vehicles, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-02 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SF2084 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2084-Introduced.html
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BY
DICKEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
repair
or
service
estimates
for
certain
1
older
motor
vehicles,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
537B.5
Older
vehicles
——
estimate
1
not
required.
2
Notwithstanding
sections
537B.3,
537B.4,
and
537B.6,
a
3
consumer
does
not
have
the
right
to
a
written
or
oral
estimate
4
from
a
supplier
prior
to
the
commencement
of
repairs
or
service
5
on
a
motor
vehicle
twenty-five
years
old
or
older.
This
6
section
does
not
prohibit
a
supplier
from
providing
an
estimate
7
to
a
consumer
prior
to
commencing
repairs
or
service
on
such
a
8
vehicle.
Any
such
estimate
provided
voluntarily
shall
be
made
9
in
good
faith,
and,
if
made
in
good
faith,
shall
not
bind
the
10
supplier
to
complete
the
repairs
or
service
at
the
estimated
11
rate.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
537B.6,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
13
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
17.
If
an
estimate
is
provided
pursuant
to
15
section
537B.5,
fail
to
make
the
estimate
in
good
faith.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
Under
current
law,
a
person
offering
to
contract
for
repairs
20
or
service
on
a
motor
vehicle
(supplier)
must
inform
a
person
21
contracting
for,
or
intending
to
contract
for,
repairs
or
22
service
on
a
motor
vehicle
used
primarily
for
farm
or
personal
23
use
(consumer)
of
the
consumer’s
right
to
receive
a
written
24
or
oral
estimate
prior
to
the
commencement
of
the
repairs
or
25
service.
If
the
consumer
authorizes
repairs
or
service
in
26
writing,
the
authorization
form
notifies
the
consumer
of
the
27
right.
If
the
consumer
orally
authorizes
repairs
or
service,
28
the
supplier
must
orally
inform
the
consumer
of
the
right.
If
29
the
consumer
requests
an
estimate,
the
supplier
must
provide
30
the
estimate
to
the
consumer
prior
to
commencing
the
repairs
or
31
service.
For
a
written
estimate,
if
the
nature
of
repairs
or
32
service
is
unknown
at
the
time
that
the
estimate
is
given,
the
33
supplier
may
state
an
hourly
labor
charge
for
the
work.
34
This
bill
eliminates
a
consumer’s
right
to
have
a
written
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or
oral
estimate
provided
by
the
supplier
prior
to
the
1
commencement
of
repairs
or
service
on
a
motor
vehicle
25
years
2
old
or
older.
However,
a
supplier
is
not
prohibited
from
3
providing
an
estimate
prior
to
commencing
repairs
or
service
on
4
such
a
vehicle.
Any
such
estimate
provided
voluntarily
must
5
be
made
in
good
faith,
and,
if
made
in
good
faith,
does
not
6
bind
the
supplier
to
complete
the
repairs
or
service
at
the
7
estimated
rate.
8
A
supplier
who
fails
to
comply
with
the
estimate
and
service
9
requirements
under
Code
chapter
537B
(motor
vehicle
service
10
trade
practices)
commits
a
deceptive
act
or
practice.
A
11
deceptive
act
or
practice
is
subject
to
a
civil
action
by
the
12
attorney
general
and
a
civil
penalty
of
up
to
$40,000
per
13
violation.
The
bill
makes
it
a
deceptive
act
or
practice
for
14
a
supplier
to
fail
to
make
an
estimate
under
the
bill
in
good
15
faith,
if
the
supplier
provides
an
estimate.
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