Section 321A.39. Liability insurance — statement.

  1.  Whenever any dealer licensed under chapter 322 sells a motor vehicle at retail and the transaction does not include the sale of liability insurance coverage which will protect the purchaser under this chapter the purchase order or invoice evidencing the transaction shall contain a statement in the following form:

  I understand that liability insurance coverage which would protect me under the Iowa Motor Vehicle Financial and Safety Responsibility Act, Iowa Code chapter 321A, IS NOT INCLUDED in my purchase of the herein described motor vehicle. I have received a copy of this statement.

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(Purchaser’s signature)

  2.  The seller shall print or stamp the statement conspicuously on the purchase order or invoice. The statement shall be signed by the purchaser in the space provided on or before the date of delivery of the motor vehicle described in the purchase order or invoice and a copy of the statement shall be given to the purchaser by the seller.

  3.  No civil liability shall arise on account of the failure of any person to comply with the provisions of this section.

  4.  Any person violating any provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321A.39]

2005 Acts, ch 8, §37

; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §225

; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §105

Subsection 1 amended