Bill Text: IA SSB1181 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to certain place-of-business requirements for licensed motor vehicle dealers who conduct sales via the internet and deliver vehicles to buyers.(See SF 504.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 504. [SSB1181 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB1181-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1181
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KLIMESH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
place-of-business
requirements
for
1
licensed
motor
vehicle
dealers
who
conduct
sales
via
the
2
internet
and
deliver
vehicles
to
buyers.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
322.3,
subsection
11,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
11.
A
person
who
is
engaged
in
the
business
of
selling
3
motor
vehicles
at
retail
shall
not
sell,
offer
for
sale,
4
display,
represent,
or
advertise
that
the
person
intends
to
5
sell
motor
vehicles
from
a
location
other
than
the
person’s
6
place
of
business,
except
as
provided
in
this
subsection
or
7
as
authorized
under
a
temporary
permit
as
provided
in
section
8
322.5
.
A
motor
vehicle
dealer
licensed
under
this
chapter
may
9
sell,
offer
for
sale,
negotiate
sales
of,
display,
represent,
10
or
advertise
that
the
dealer
intends
to
sell
motor
vehicles
11
via
the
internet,
and
deliver
vehicles
sold
by
the
dealer
to
a
12
buyer
at
the
buyer’s
residence
or
other
suitable
location
if
13
the
delivery
is
requested
by
the
buyer.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
is
engaged
in
the
business
18
of
selling
motor
vehicles
at
retail
must
have
a
dealer
license
19
issued
by
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT).
To
obtain
20
a
license,
a
dealer
must
have
a
designated
location
wherein
21
proper
and
adequate
facilities
are
required
to
be
maintained
22
for
displaying,
reconditioning,
and
repairing
either
new
or
23
used
cars
(place
of
business),
unless
the
person
sells
motor
24
vehicles
at
retail
solely
for
the
purpose
of
disposing
of
25
vehicles
acquired
or
repossessed
through
the
exercise
of
26
powers
or
rights
given
as
security
for
loans
or
purchase
money
27
obligations.
A
person
is
prohibited
from
selling,
offering
28
for
sale,
displaying,
representing,
or
advertising
that
the
29
person
intends
to
sell
motor
vehicles
from
a
location
other
30
than
the
person’s
place
of
business,
unless
the
person
receives
31
a
temporary
permit
that
authorizes
limited
business
at
fairs,
32
vehicle
shows,
and
vehicle
exhibitions
as
provided
in
Code
33
section
322.5.
However,
all
such
sales
must
be
consummated
at
34
the
dealer’s
principal
place
of
business.
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This
bill
authorizes
licensed
motor
vehicle
dealers
to
sell,
1
offer
for
sale,
negotiate
sales
of,
display,
represent,
or
2
advertise
that
the
dealer
intends
to
sell
motor
vehicles
via
3
the
internet,
and
deliver
vehicles
sold
by
the
dealer
to
a
4
buyer
at
the
buyer’s
residence
or
other
suitable
location
if
5
the
delivery
is
requested
by
the
buyer.
6
The
bill
does
not
amend
the
requirements
under
current
law
7
that
a
dealer
have
a
place
of
business
for
purposes
of
the
8
license
application,
license
issuance
and
fees,
and
information
9
contained
on
the
license.
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