Senate
Study
Bill
3170
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAPUCIAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
motor
vehicle
dealers,
franchisers,
and
1
franchisees.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.1,
subsection
23,
Code
2018,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
23.
“Established
place
of
business”
means
the
place
actually
3
occupied
either
continuously
or
at
regular
periods
by
a
4
dealer
or
manufacturer
where
the
dealer’s
or
manufacturer’s
5
books
and
records
are
kept
and
a
large
share
of
the
dealer’s
6
or
manufacturer’s
business
is
transacted.
If
a
dealer
has
7
designated
one
established
place
of
business
for
purposes
of
8
keeping
all
the
dealer’s
books
and
records
pursuant
to
section
9
321.63,
“established
place
of
business”
also
includes
any
place
10
actually
occupied
either
continuously
or
at
regular
periods
11
by
the
dealer
where
a
large
share
of
the
dealer’s
business
is
12
transacted
but
not
where
the
dealer’s
books
and
records
are
13
kept.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
321.63,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
321.63
Different
places
of
business.
17
1.
If
a
transporter
or
dealer
has
an
established
place
of
18
business
in
more
than
one
city,
the
transporter
or
dealer
shall
19
secure
a
separate
and
distinct
certificate
of
registration
and
20
number
plates
for
each
such
place
of
business.
21
2.
If
a
dealer
has
more
than
one
established
place
of
22
business,
the
dealer
may
designate
one
such
location
in
this
23
state
for
purposes
of
keeping
all
the
dealer’s
books
and
24
records,
regardless
of
the
line-make
of
motor
vehicles
to
25
which
such
books
and
records
pertain,
by
submitting
a
written
26
certification
to
the
department
in
a
manner
approved
by
the
27
department.
28
Sec.
3.
Section
322.19A,
subsection
2,
Code
2018,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
2.
A
motor
vehicle
dealer
may
charge
a
documentary
fee
not
31
to
exceed
one
hundred
eighty
dollars
for
each
motor
vehicle
32
sold
in
a
transaction.
Beginning
January
1,
2019,
and
each
33
year
thereafter,
the
maximum
amount
a
motor
vehicle
dealer
may
34
charge
for
a
documentary
fee
as
authorized
by
this
section
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shall
be
subject
to
an
annual
percentage
adjustment
equal
to
1
the
percentage
change
in
the
consumer
price
index
for
all
urban
2
consumers
published
in
the
federal
register
by
the
United
3
States
department
of
labor,
bureau
of
labor
statistics.
On
or
4
before
December
15
of
each
year,
the
department
shall
publish
5
the
maximum
amount
a
motor
vehicle
dealer
may
charge
for
a
6
documentary
fee
for
the
next
calendar
year
calculated
based
on
7
the
percentage
change
in
the
consumer
price
index
for
all
urban
8
consumers
for
the
most
recent
available
twelve-month
period,
9
rounded
to
the
nearest
whole
cent.
10
Sec.
4.
Section
322A.5,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
322A.5
Warranties
and
recalls
.
13
1.
Every
franchiser
and
franchisee
shall
fulfill
the
14
terms
of
any
express
or
implied
warranty
concerning
the
sale
15
of
a
motor
vehicle
to
the
public
of
the
line-make
which
is
16
the
subject
of
a
contract
or
franchise
agreement
between
the
17
parties.
If
it
is
determined
by
the
district
court
that
either
18
the
franchiser
or
franchisee,
or
both,
have
violated
an
express
19
or
implied
warranty,
the
court
shall
add
to
any
award
or
relief
20
granted
an
additional
award
for
reasonable
attorney
fees
and
21
other
necessary
expenses
for
maintaining
the
litigation.
22
2.
a.
A
franchiser
shall
specify
in
writing
to
each
of
23
the
franchiser’s
franchisees
operating
in
this
state
the
24
franchisee’s
obligations
for
preparation,
delivery,
and
25
warranty
services
related
to
the
franchiser’s
products.
26
The
franchiser
shall
compensate
the
franchisee
for
the
27
warranty
services
the
franchiser
requires
the
franchisee
to
28
provide,
including
but
not
limited
to
warranty
and
recall
29
obligations
related
to
repairing
and
servicing
motor
vehicles
30
of
the
franchiser
and
all
parts
and
components
authorized
31
by
the
manufacturer
to
be
installed
in
or
manufactured
for
32
installation
in
such
motor
vehicles.
33
b.
The
franchiser
shall
provide
to
the
franchisee
a
34
schedule
of
compensation
that
specifies
reasonable
amounts
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the
franchiser
will
pay
to
the
franchisee
for
such
warranty
1
services,
including
for
parts,
labor,
diagnostics,
and
other
2
related
services.
The
schedule
of
compensation
shall
also
3
specify
reasonable
time
periods
under
which
the
franchisee
is
4
required
to
perform
such
warranty
services.
5
(1)
In
determining
reasonable
amounts
for
parts,
the
6
franchiser
may
add
one
to
the
franchisee’s
average
percentage
7
markup,
which
is
the
percentage
difference
calculated
as
a
8
decimal
between
the
price
paid
by
the
franchisee
for
parts
and
9
the
price
at
which
parts
are
sold
by
the
franchisee
at
retail,
10
and
multiply
the
result
by
the
price
paid
by
the
franchisee
for
11
the
parts,
including
shipping
and
other
charges.
12
(2)
In
determining
reasonable
amounts
for
labor-related
13
warranty
services,
the
franchiser
shall
consider
the
prevailing
14
wage
rates
paid
by
other
franchisees
in
the
franchisee’s
15
community,
not
including
wage
rates
paid
for
the
performance
16
of
routine
maintenance
such
as
tire
service
or
oil
service.
17
The
franchiser
may
calculate
the
franchisee’s
labor
rate
by
18
dividing
the
total
amount
of
retail
sales
attributable
to
labor
19
for
warranty
services
by
the
number
of
hours
of
labor
spent
to
20
generate
the
retail
sales.
21
(3)
(a)
The
franchisee
may
establish
its
average
percentage
22
markup
for
parts
or
its
labor
rate
by
submitting
to
the
23
franchiser
copies
of
one
hundred
sequential
retail
service
24
orders
paid
by
the
franchisee’s
customers,
or
all
of
the
25
franchisee’s
retail
service
orders
paid
by
the
franchisee’s
26
customers
in
a
ninety-day
period,
whichever
is
less,
for
27
services
provided
within
the
previous
one-hundred-eighty-day
28
period.
The
franchiser
shall
not
consider
retail
service
29
orders
or
portions
of
retail
service
orders
attributable
to
30
routine
maintenance
such
as
tire
service
or
oil
service.
31
(b)
Within
thirty
days
of
receiving
the
franchisee’s
32
submission,
the
franchiser
may
choose
to
audit
the
submitted
33
orders.
The
franchiser
shall
then
approve
or
deny
the
34
establishment
of
the
franchisee’s
average
percentage
markup
or
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labor
rate.
If
the
franchiser
approves
the
establishment
of
1
the
franchisee’s
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate,
the
2
amounts
calculated
under
this
subparagraph
shall
go
into
effect
3
forty-five
days
after
the
date
of
the
franchiser’s
approval.
4
If
the
franchiser
denies
the
establishment
of
the
franchisee’s
5
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate,
the
franchisee
may
6
file
a
complaint
with
the
department
and
a
hearing
shall
be
7
held
before
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals.
The
8
franchiser
shall
have
the
burden
of
proof
to
establish
that
9
the
franchiser’s
denial
was
reasonable.
If
the
department
of
10
inspections
and
appeals
finds
the
denial
was
not
reasonable,
11
the
denial
shall
be
deemed
a
violation
of
this
chapter
and
12
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
shall
determine
13
the
franchisee’s
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate
for
14
purposes
of
calculating
reasonable
amounts
for
the
schedule
of
15
compensation.
In
making
such
a
determination,
the
department
16
of
inspections
and
appeals
shall
not
consider
retail
service
17
orders
or
portions
of
retail
service
orders
attributable
to
18
routine
maintenance
such
as
tire
service
or
oil
service.
19
(c)
A
franchiser
shall
not
require
a
franchisee
to
20
establish
an
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate
by
a
21
methodology,
or
by
requiring
the
submission
of
information,
22
that
is
unduly
burdensome
or
time-consuming
to
the
franchisee,
23
including
but
not
limited
to
requiring
part-by-part
or
24
transaction-by-transaction
calculations.
25
(d)
A
franchisee
shall
not
request
a
change
in
the
26
franchisee’s
average
percentage
markup
more
than
once
in
any
27
one-year
period.
28
(4)
The
amounts
in
the
schedule
of
compensation
shall
29
not
be
less
than
the
amounts
charged
by
the
franchisee
to
30
retail
customers
for
such
services,
provided
the
amounts
are
31
reasonable.
32
3.
A
franchiser
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following:
33
a.
Fail
to
perform
any
warranty
obligation.
34
b.
Fail
to
include
in
written
notices
of
factory
recalls
to
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new
motor
vehicle
owners
and
franchisees
the
expected
date
by
1
which
the
necessary
parts
and
equipment
will
be
available
to
2
franchisees
for
the
correction
of
the
defects.
3
c.
Fail
to
compensate
any
of
the
franchiser’s
franchisees
4
operating
in
this
state
for
repairs
relating
to
a
recall.
5
4.
a.
A
claim
made
by
a
franchisee
for
warranty
services
6
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
paid
within
thirty
days
after
7
the
claim’s
approval.
A
franchiser
shall
either
approve
or
8
deny
a
claim
within
thirty
days
after
the
franchiser
receives
9
a
claim
if
the
claim
is
submitted
on
a
form
generally
used
by
10
the
franchiser
and
the
claim
contains
the
information
required
11
by
the
franchiser.
If
a
franchiser
does
not
deny
a
claim
in
12
writing
within
thirty
days
after
the
receipt
of
the
claim,
the
13
claim
shall
be
deemed
to
be
approved
by
the
franchiser
and
14
payment
shall
be
made
to
the
franchisee
within
thirty
days.
15
b.
A
franchiser
may
deny
a
franchisee’s
claim
for
16
compensation
for
warranty
or
recall
services
if
the
17
franchisee’s
claim
is
based
on
a
repair
not
related
to
warranty
18
or
recall
services,
the
repair
was
not
properly
performed,
19
the
franchisee
lacks
the
required
documentation
for
the
20
claim,
the
franchisee
fails
to
comply
with
the
terms
and
21
conditions
of
the
franchiser’s
warranty
or
recall
compensation
22
program,
or
the
franchiser
has
a
bona
fide
belief
based
on
23
factual
evidence
that
the
franchisee’s
claim
was
submitted
24
containing
an
intentionally
false
or
fraudulent
statement
or
25
misrepresentation.
A
franchiser
may
reject,
but
shall
not
26
deny,
a
claim
based
solely
on
a
franchisee’s
unintentional
27
failure
to
comply
with
a
specific
claim
processing
requirement,
28
such
as
a
clerical
error,
that
does
not
otherwise
affect
the
29
legitimacy
of
the
claim.
If
a
claim
is
rejected
for
such
a
30
failure,
the
franchisee
may
resubmit
a
corrected
claim
in
a
31
timely
manner
to
the
franchiser.
32
c.
The
requirement
to
approve
a
claim
within
thirty
days
33
or
to
pay
an
approved
claim
within
thirty
days
as
provided
in
34
this
subsection
shall
not
be
construed
to
preclude
denials,
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reductions,
or
chargebacks
not
otherwise
prohibited
under
1
section
322.2,
subsection
13.
2
5.
The
obligations
set
forth
in
this
section
shall
apply
to
3
any
franchiser
as
defined
in
this
chapter
and
any
franchiser
of
4
new
motor
vehicle
transmissions,
engines,
or
rear
axles
that
5
separately
warrants
such
components
to
customers.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
relates
to
motor
vehicle
dealers,
franchisers,
and
10
franchisees.
11
Under
current
law,
a
motor
vehicle
dealer’s
or
12
manufacturer’s
established
place
of
business
is
the
place
13
actually
occupied
either
continuously
or
at
regular
periods
by
14
the
dealer
or
manufacturer
where
the
dealer’s
or
manufacturer’s
15
books
and
records
are
kept
and
a
large
share
of
the
dealer’s
16
or
manufacturer’s
business
is
transacted.
If
a
dealer
has
an
17
established
place
of
business
in
more
than
one
city,
the
dealer
18
must
secure
a
separate
and
distinct
certificate
of
registration
19
and
number
plates
for
each
such
place
of
business.
The
bill
20
permits
a
dealer
with
more
than
one
established
place
of
21
business
to
designate
one
such
location
for
purposes
of
keeping
22
all
the
dealer’s
books
and
records,
regardless
of
the
line-make
23
of
motor
vehicles
to
which
the
books
and
records
pertain,
24
by
submitting
a
written
certification
to
the
department
of
25
transportation
(DOT).
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
dealer
has
26
designated
one
established
place
of
business
for
purposes
of
27
keeping
all
the
dealer’s
books
and
records,
“established
place
28
of
business”
also
includes
any
place
actually
occupied
either
29
continuously
or
at
regular
periods
by
the
dealer
where
a
large
30
share
of
the
dealer’s
business
is
transacted
but
not
where
the
31
dealer’s
books
and
records
are
kept.
32
Under
current
law,
a
motor
vehicle
dealer
may
charge
a
33
documentary
fee
not
to
exceed
$180
for
each
motor
vehicle
34
sold
in
a
transaction.
A
“documentary
fee”
is
a
fee
that
may
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be
charged
to
a
customer
by
a
motor
vehicle
dealer
for
the
1
preparation
of
documents
related
to
an
application
for
motor
2
vehicle
registration
and
an
application
for
issuance
of
a
3
certificate
of
title,
and
the
performance
of
other
related
4
services
for
the
customer.
The
bill
provides
that
beginning
5
January
1,
2019,
and
each
year
thereafter,
the
maximum
amount
6
a
motor
vehicle
dealer
may
charge
for
a
documentary
fee
shall
7
be
subject
to
an
annual
percentage
adjustment
equal
to
the
8
percentage
change
in
the
consumer
price
index
for
all
urban
9
consumers
published
in
the
federal
register
by
the
United
10
States
department
of
labor,
bureau
of
labor
statistics.
On
or
11
before
December
15
of
each
year,
the
bill
requires
the
DOT
to
12
publish
the
maximum
amount
a
motor
vehicle
dealer
may
charge
13
for
a
documentary
fee
for
the
next
calendar
year
calculated
14
based
on
the
percentage
change
in
the
consumer
price
index
for
15
all
urban
consumers
for
the
most
recent
available
12-month
16
period,
rounded
to
the
nearest
whole
cent.
By
operation
of
17
law,
the
maximum
documentary
fee
permitted
will
be
reduced
18
by
$25
after
the
DOT
has
implemented
a
program
allowing
for
19
electronic
applications,
titling,
registering,
and
funds
20
transfers
for
motor
vehicles.
21
The
bill
requires
a
motor
vehicle
franchiser
to
specify
22
in
writing
to
each
of
the
franchiser’s
franchisees
operating
23
in
this
state
the
franchisee’s
obligations
for
preparation,
24
delivery,
and
warranty
services
related
to
the
franchiser’s
25
products.
The
franchiser
must
compensate
the
franchisee
for
26
the
warranty
services
the
franchiser
requires
the
franchisee
27
to
provide,
including
but
not
limited
to
warranty
and
recall
28
obligations
related
to
repairing
and
servicing
motor
vehicles
29
of
the
franchiser
and
all
parts
and
components
authorized
30
by
the
manufacturer
to
be
installed
in
or
manufactured
for
31
installation
in
such
motor
vehicles.
32
The
bill
requires
the
franchiser
to
provide
to
the
33
franchisee
a
schedule
of
compensation
that
specifies
reasonable
34
amounts
the
franchiser
will
pay
to
the
franchisee
for
such
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warranty
services,
including
for
parts,
labor,
diagnostics,
and
1
other
related
services.
The
schedule
of
compensation
must
also
2
specify
reasonable
time
periods
under
which
the
franchisee
is
3
required
to
perform
such
warranty
services.
4
The
bill
specifies
that
in
determining
reasonable
amounts
5
for
parts,
the
franchiser
may
add
one
to
the
franchisee’s
6
average
percentage
markup,
which
is
the
percentage
difference
7
calculated
as
a
decimal
between
the
price
paid
by
the
8
franchisee
for
parts
and
the
price
at
which
parts
are
sold
by
9
the
franchisee
at
retail,
and
multiply
the
result
by
the
price
10
paid
by
the
franchisee
for
the
parts,
including
shipping
and
11
other
charges.
12
The
bill
specifies
that
in
determining
reasonable
amounts
13
for
labor-related
warranty
services,
the
franchiser
must
14
consider
the
prevailing
wage
rates
paid
by
other
franchisees
in
15
the
franchisee’s
community,
not
including
wage
rates
paid
for
16
the
performance
of
routine
maintenance
such
as
tire
service
or
17
oil
service.
Under
current
law,
a
franchisee’s
community
is
18
the
franchisee’s
area
of
responsibility
as
stipulated
in
the
19
franchise.
The
franchiser
may
calculate
the
franchisee’s
labor
20
rate
by
dividing
the
total
amount
of
retail
sales
attributable
21
to
labor
for
warranty
services
by
the
number
of
hours
of
labor
22
spent
to
generate
the
retail
sales.
23
The
bill
provides
that
a
franchisee
may
establish
its
24
average
percentage
markup
for
parts
or
its
labor
rate
by
25
submitting
to
the
franchiser
copies
of
100
sequential
retail
26
service
orders
paid
by
the
franchisee’s
customers,
or
all
of
27
the
franchisee’s
retail
service
orders
paid
by
the
franchisee’s
28
customers
in
a
90-day
period,
whichever
is
less,
for
services
29
provided
within
the
previous
180-day
period.
The
franchiser
is
30
prohibited
from
considering
retail
service
orders
or
portions
31
of
retail
service
orders
attributable
to
routine
maintenance
32
such
as
tire
service
or
oil
service.
33
Within
30
days
of
receiving
the
franchisee’s
submission,
34
the
franchiser
may
choose
to
audit
the
submitted
orders.
The
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franchiser
must
then
approve
or
deny
the
establishment
of
the
1
franchisee’s
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate.
If
the
2
franchiser
approves
the
establishment
of
the
franchisee’s
3
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate,
the
amounts
calculated
4
shall
go
into
effect
45
days
after
the
date
of
the
franchiser’s
5
approval.
If
the
franchiser
denies
the
establishment
of
the
6
franchisee’s
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate,
the
7
franchisee
may
file
a
complaint
with
the
DOT
and
a
hearing
8
shall
be
held
before
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
9
(DIA).
The
bill
provides
that
the
franchiser
shall
have
the
10
burden
of
proof
to
establish
that
the
franchiser’s
denial
was
11
reasonable.
If
the
DIA
finds
the
denial
was
not
reasonable,
12
the
denial
is
deemed
a
violation
of
Code
chapter
322A
and
13
the
DIA
is
required
to
determine
the
franchisee’s
average
14
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate
for
purposes
of
calculating
15
reasonable
amounts
for
the
schedule
of
compensation.
In
making
16
the
determination,
the
DIA
is
prohibited
from
considering
17
retail
service
orders
or
portions
of
retail
service
orders
18
attributable
to
routine
maintenance
such
as
tire
service
or
oil
19
service.
20
The
bill
prohibits
a
franchiser
from
requiring
a
franchisee
21
to
establish
an
average
percentage
markup
or
labor
rate
by
a
22
methodology,
or
by
requiring
the
submission
of
information,
23
that
is
unduly
burdensome
or
time-consuming
to
the
franchisee,
24
including
but
not
limited
to
requiring
part-by-part
or
25
transaction-by-transaction
calculations.
The
bill
prohibits
a
26
franchisee
from
requesting
a
change
in
the
franchisee’s
average
27
percentage
markup
more
than
once
in
any
one-year
period.
28
The
bill
provides
that
the
amounts
in
the
schedule
of
29
compensation
shall
not
be
less
than
the
amounts
charged
by
the
30
franchisee
to
retail
customers
for
such
services,
provided
the
31
amounts
are
reasonable.
32
The
bill
prohibits
a
franchiser
from
failing
to
perform
any
33
warranty
obligation,
failing
to
include
in
written
notices
of
34
factory
recalls
to
new
motor
vehicle
owners
and
franchisees
the
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expected
date
by
which
the
necessary
parts
and
equipment
will
1
be
available
to
franchisees
for
the
correction
of
the
defects,
2
and
failing
to
compensate
any
of
the
franchiser’s
franchisees
3
operating
in
this
state
for
repairs
relating
to
a
recall.
4
The
bill
provides
that
a
claim
made
by
a
franchisee
for
5
warranty
services
must
be
paid
within
30
days
after
the
claim’s
6
approval.
A
franchiser
must
either
approve
or
deny
a
claim
7
within
30
days
after
the
franchiser
receives
a
claim
if
the
8
claim
is
submitted
on
a
form
generally
used
by
the
franchiser
9
and
the
claim
contains
the
information
required
by
the
10
franchiser.
If
a
franchiser
does
not
deny
a
claim
in
writing
11
within
30
days
after
the
receipt
of
the
claim,
the
claim
shall
12
be
deemed
to
be
approved
by
the
franchiser
and
payment
shall
be
13
made
to
the
franchisee
within
30
days.
14
The
bill
states
that
a
franchiser
may
deny
a
franchisee’s
15
claim
for
compensation
for
warranty
or
recall
services
if
16
the
franchisee’s
claim
is
based
on
a
repair
not
related
to
17
warranty
or
recall
services,
the
repair
was
not
properly
18
performed,
the
franchisee
lacks
the
required
documentation
for
19
the
claim,
the
franchisee
fails
to
comply
with
the
terms
and
20
conditions
of
the
franchiser’s
warranty
or
recall
compensation
21
program,
or
the
franchiser
has
a
bona
fide
belief
based
on
22
factual
evidence
that
the
franchisee’s
claim
was
intentionally
23
submitted
containing
a
false
or
fraudulent
statement
or
24
misrepresentation.
A
franchiser
may
reject,
but
shall
not
25
deny,
a
claim
based
solely
on
a
franchisee’s
unintentional
26
failure
to
comply
with
a
specific
claim
processing
requirement,
27
such
as
a
clerical
error,
that
does
not
otherwise
affect
the
28
legitimacy
of
the
claim.
If
a
claim
is
rejected
for
such
a
29
failure,
the
franchisee
may
resubmit
a
corrected
claim
in
a
30
timely
manner
to
the
franchiser.
31
The
bill
provides
that
the
requirement
to
approve
a
claim
32
within
30
days,
or
to
pay
an
approved
claim
within
30
days,
33
shall
not
be
construed
to
preclude
denials,
reductions,
34
or
chargebacks
not
otherwise
prohibited
under
Code
section
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322.2,
subsection
13.
Under
current
law,
Code
section
1
322.2,
subsection
13,
prohibits
a
manufacturer,
distributor,
2
or
importer
of
motor
vehicles
from
reducing
the
amount
of
3
compensation,
or
disallowing
a
claim,
for
warranty
parts,
4
repairs,
or
services
if
12
months
or
more
have
passed
since
the
5
claim
was
submitted.
6
The
bill
provides
that
the
obligations
set
forth
in
the
bill
7
apply
to
any
franchiser
who
manufactures
or
distributes
motor
8
vehicles
and
any
franchiser
of
new
motor
vehicle
transmissions,
9
engines,
or
rear
axles
that
separately
warrants
such
components
10
to
customers.
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