§ 322F.9 — Applicability

Iowa § 322F.9

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VIII: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 322F: EQUIPMENT DEALERSHIP AGREEMENTS

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1. A term of a dealership agreement that is inconsistent with the terms of this chapter is
void and unenforceable and does not waive any rights that are provided to a person by this
chapter.
2. a. For all dealership agreements other than those provided for in this section, this
chapter applies to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and
all other dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 1990. Any such
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dealership agreement in effect on June 30, 1990, which by its own terms will terminate on a
subsequent date, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 1990.
b. For all dealership agreements governing all-terrain vehicles, this chapter applies
to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all other such
dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2002. Any such dealership
agreement in effect on July 1, 2002, which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent
date, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2002.
c. For all dealership agreements governing agricultural equipment used principally for
floriculture and for all dealership agreements governing construction equipment, industrial
equipment, utility equipment, and outdoor power equipment, this chapter applies to those
dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all other such dealership
agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2003. Any dealership agreement in
effect on July 1, 2003, which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be
governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2003.
d. For all dealership agreements governing the sale or transfer of a dealer’s business,
section 322F.5A applies to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date
and all other such dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2005.
Any dealership agreement in effect on July 1, 2005, which by its own terms will terminate on
a subsequent date, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2005.