1. A retail dealer or other marketer, pipeline company, refiner, terminal operator, or terminal owner is not liable for damages caused by the use of incompatible motor fuel dispensed from a motor fuel dispenser located at the retail dealer’s retail motor fuel site, if all of the following apply:

 a. The incompatible motor fuel complies with the standards for that type and classification of motor fuel as provided in section 214A.2.
 b. The incompatible motor fuel is selected by the end use consumer of the motor fuel.
 c. The incompatible motor fuel is dispensed from a motor fuel dispenser that correctly labels the type and classification of fuel dispensed from a motor fuel storage tank.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 214A.25

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Owner: shall mean the person holding record title to real estate to include both legal and equitable interests under recorded real estate contracts. See Iowa Code 172D.1
 2. For purposes of subsection 1, a motor fuel is incompatible with a motor according to the manufacturer of the motor.
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