Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 322C - Towable Recreational Vehicle Dealers, Manufacturers, and Distributors

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• at retail: means to sell a towable recreational vehicle to a person who will devote it to a consumer use. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Community: means a towable recreational vehicle dealer's area of responsibility as stipulated in the manufacturer-dealer agreement. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Condition: means a general problem that may be attributable to a defect in more than one part. See Iowa Code 322G.2
• Consumer: means the purchaser or lessee, other than for purposes of lease or resale, of a new or previously untitled motor vehicle, or any other person entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty during the duration of the lemon law rights period. See Iowa Code 322G.2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Days: means calendar days. See Iowa Code 322G.2
• dealer: means a person required to be licensed under this chapter who is authorized to sell and service towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321H.2
• Director: means the director of the department. See Iowa Code 321I.1
• Distributor: means a person who sells or distributes towable recreational vehicles to towable recreational vehicle dealers either directly or through a representative employed by a distributor. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Distributor: means a person, resident or nonresident, who sells or distributes all-terrain vehicles to all-terrain vehicle dealers in this state or who maintains distributor representatives. See Iowa Code 321I.1
• Factory campaign: means an effort by or on behalf of a warrantor to contact towable recreational vehicle dealers or owners to address an equipment or part issue. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Family member: means a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew, or the spouse of a child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Fifth-wheel travel trailer: includes a toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{Source: OCC}
• Folding camping trailer: means a vehicle mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible side walls designed to be folded when towed by a motor vehicle and unfolded to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular travel, except in public areas in which the boundary shall be thirty-three feet each side of the center line of the roadway. See Iowa Code 321I.1
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Line-make: means a specific series of towable recreational vehicles meeting all of the following criteria:
   a. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling all-terrain vehicles required to be registered under this chapter and who has an established place of business for that purpose in this state. See Iowa Code 321I.1
• Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the manufacture of towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Manufacturer-dealer agreement: means a written agreement or contract entered into between a manufacturer or distributor and a towable recreational vehicle dealer that specifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties and authorizes the dealer to sell and service new towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" and the abbreviation "A. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle purchased or leased in this state, except as provided in section 322G. See Iowa Code 322G.2
• New towable recreational vehicle: means a towable recreational vehicle that has not been sold at retail. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to an all-terrain vehicle. See Iowa Code 321I.1
• Park model recreational vehicle: means a vehicle meeting all of the following criteria:
   a. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, fiduciary, or other legal entity engaged in business, other than a unit or agency of government or governmental subdivision. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Person: includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Iowa Code 321H.2
• Place of business: means a designated location where facilities are maintained for displaying, reconditioning, and repairing either new or used towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
• road: include public bridges, and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" "common road" and "state road". See Iowa Code 4.1
• Sell: includes barter, exchange, and other methods of dealing. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Selling: includes bartering, exchanging, or otherwise dealing in. See Iowa Code 321H.2
• Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Supplier: means a person engaged in the manufacture of towable recreational vehicle parts, accessories, or components. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Towable recreational vehicle: includes a travel trailer, toy-hauler travel trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer, toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer, folding camping trailer, truck camper, and park model recreational vehicle. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer: means a fifth-wheel travel trailer equipped with a back wall capable of being lowered to form a ramp for loading and unloading a specialized rear compartment that can then be resecured for travel. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Toy-hauler travel trailer: means a travel trailer equipped with a back wall capable of being lowered to form a ramp for loading and unloading a specialized rear compartment that can then be resecured for travel. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Transient consumer: means a consumer who is temporarily traveling through a towable recreational vehicle dealer's community. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Travel trailer: includes a toy-hauler travel trailer. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Truck camper: means a vehicle designed to be placed in the bed of a pickup truck to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Used towable recreational vehicle: means a towable recreational vehicle which has been sold at retail and previously registered in this or any other state. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Vehicle: means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321. See Iowa Code 321H.2
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Warrantor: means a person, including a manufacturer, distributor, or supplier, that provides a written warranty to a consumer in connection with a new towable recreational vehicle or any part, accessory, or component of a new towable recreational vehicle. See Iowa Code 322C.2
• Warranty: means any written warranty issued by the manufacturer; or any affirmation of fact or promise made by the manufacturer, excluding statements made by the dealer, in connection with the sale or lease of a motor vehicle to a consumer, which relates to the nature of the material or workmanship and affirms or promises that the material or workmanship is free of defects or will meet a specified level of performance. See Iowa Code 322G.2
• week: means seven consecutive days. See Iowa Code 4.1
• year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1