§ 452A.42 — Electric fuel dealer’s and user’s license

Iowa § 452A.42

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title X: FINANCIAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 452A: MOTOR FUEL, SPECIAL FUEL, AND ELECTRIC FUEL TAXES

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1. Apersonshallnotsellordispenseelectricfuelwithinthisstateatalocationotherthana
residence or otherwise act as a licensed electric fuel dealer or user unless the person holds an
uncanceled license issued by the department. The holder of an electric fuel dealer’s license is
authorized to sell and dispense electric fuel, measured in kilowatt hours, to consumers. The
holder of an electric fuel user’s license is authorized to dispense electric fuel, measured in
kilowatt hours, into the batteries or other energy storage devices of electric motor vehicles
owned or controlled by the holder.
2. Toprocurealicense,apersonshallfilewiththedepartmentanapplicationsignedunder
penalty for false certificate setting forth all of the following:
a. The name under which the licensee will transact business in this state.
b. The location, with street number address, of the principal office or place of business of
the licensee within this state.
c. The name and complete residence address of the owner or the names and addresses
of the partners, if the licensee is a partnership, or the names and addresses of the principal
officers, if the licensee is a corporation or association.
3. A dealer’s or user’s license shall be required for each separate place of business or
location, other than a residence, where electric fuel is delivered or placed into the battery or
other energy storage device of an electric motor vehicle.
4. a. The department may deny the issuance of a license to an applicant who is
substantially delinquent in the payment of a tax due, or the interest or penalty on the tax,
administered by the department. If the applicant is a partnership, a license may be denied
if a partner owes any delinquent tax, interest, or penalty. If the applicant is a corporation,
a license may be denied if any officer having a substantial legal or equitable interest in the
ownership of the corporation owes any delinquent tax, interest, or penalty of the applicant
corporation.
b. The department may deny the issuance of a license if an application for a license
to transact business as a dealer or user in this state is filed by a person whose license or
registration has been canceled for cause at any time under the provisions of this chapter or
any prior motor fuel tax law, if the department has reason to believe that the application
is not filed in good faith, or if the application is filed by some person as a subterfuge for
the real person in interest whose license or registration has been canceled for cause under
the provisions of this chapter or any prior motor fuel tax law. The applicant shall be given
fifteen days’ notice in writing of the date of the hearing and shall have the right to appear in
person or by counsel and present testimony.
5. a. The application in proper form having been accepted for filing, and the other
conditions and requirements of this section and subchapter V having been complied with,
the department shall issue to the applicant a license to transact business as an electric fuel
dealer or user in this state. The license shall remain in full force and effect until canceled as
provided in this chapter.
b. The license shall not be assignable and shall be valid only for the licensee in whose
name it is issued.
25 MOTOR FUEL, SPECIAL FUEL, AND ELECTRIC FUEL TAXES, §452A.50
c. The department shall keep and file all applications and bonds and a record of all
licensees.