Terms Used In Iowa Code 322D.5

  • Franchisee: means a person who receives farm implements, motorcycles, autocycles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, or related parts or attachments from the franchiser under a franchise and who offers and sells the farm implements, motorcycles, autocycles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, or related parts or attachments to the general public. See Iowa Code 322D.1
  • Person: means a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or any other form of business organization. See Iowa Code 322D.1
 If the franchisee is a natural person, the rights under this chapter may be exercised by the heirs of the franchisee upon the death of the franchisee. If the franchisee is a business organization, the rights may be exercised by the heirs of a majority stockholder of the franchisee upon the death of the majority stockholder.