Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to administrative fees charged by motor vehicle dealers, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, a motor vehicle dealer (dealer) is authorized to charge a documentary fee not to exceed $180 for each motor vehicle sold in a transaction. A “documentary fee” is a fee charged to a customer by a dealer for the preparation of documents related to an application for motor vehicle registration and an application for issuance of a certificate of title, and the performance of other related services for the customer, but does not include any costs or fees charged to a dealer or a dealer’s customer by a third party.
Read the full explanation
A dealer who charges a documentary fee is required to include the fee in the price of the motor vehicle, in advertisements for the vehicle, and when making or accepting an offer for the vehicle. A dealer is required to clearly and conspicuously disclose a specific notice of the fee in any motor vehicle purchase agreement with a customer. This bill authorizes a dealer to charge an administrative fee, rather than a documentary fee, to a customer for performing services, related to the sale of a motor vehicle, on behalf of the customer. The bill strikes the maximum amount a dealer is authorized to charge for such a fee. The bill makes conforming changes to the required notice.16. Several types of remedies are available if a court finds that a person has committed an unlawful practice, including injunctive relief, disgorgement of moneys or property, and a civil penalty not to exceed $40,000 per violation.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named February 11, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§322.19A
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Lobbying
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