1. If a dealership agreement is terminated by cancellation or nonrenewal by either the dealer or supplier, the supplier must repurchase equipment and parts in the dealer’s inventory and must repurchase special tools and computer hardware or software required for the dealership. The repurchase is subject to the following conditions:

 a. The supplier must pay to the dealer or credit the dealer’s account with one hundred percent of the net cost of all unused complete equipment including attachments. The equipment must be in new condition and purchased by the dealership from the supplier within twenty-four months preceding notification by either party of an intent to terminate the contract.
 b. The supplier must pay to the dealer or credit the dealer’s account with ninety percent of the net price for repair parts, including superseded parts listed in the price lists or catalogs in use by the supplier on the date of termination. The supplier shall also pay the dealer or credit the dealer’s account with five percent of the net price on the date of termination on all parts returned for the dealer’s handling, packing, and loading of the parts to be returned to the supplier. However, the supplier is not required to pay or credit the five percent if the supplier elects to perform the handling, packing, and loading.
 c. The supplier shall pay to the dealer or credit the dealer’s account with the amortized value of any specific computer hardware or software that the supplier required the dealer to purchase within the five years immediately preceding notification by either party of an intent to terminate the contract.
 d. The supplier shall pay to the dealer or credit the dealer’s account with the following amounts for special repair tools that were unique to the supplier’s product line and that are in complete and resalable condition:

 (1) Seventy-five percent of the net cost of special repair tools purchased within the three years immediately preceding notification by either party of an intent to terminate the contract.
 (2) Fifty percent of the net cost of special repair tools purchased within the four to six years immediately preceding notification by either party of an intent to terminate the contract.
 e. The supplier shall only be required to repurchase the items described in paragraphs “c” and “d” if the items are free and clear of all claims, liens, and encumbrances, to the satisfaction of the supplier.
 f. The supplier must pay to the dealer or credit the dealer’s account with one hundred percent of the net cost of all equipment used in demonstrations, including equipment leased primarily for demonstration or lease, at the equipment’s agreed-upon depreciated value, provided that such equipment is in new condition and has not been abused.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 322F.3

  • Condition: means a general problem that may be attributable to a defect in more than one part. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Days: means calendar days. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • dealership: means a person engaged in the retail sale of equipment. See Iowa Code 322F.1
  • Equipment: means agricultural equipment, construction equipment, industrial equipment, utility equipment, or outdoor power equipment. See Iowa Code 322F.1
  • 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
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Net cost: means the price the dealer paid to the supplier for the equipment, less applicable discounts. See Iowa Code 322F.1
  • Net price: means the current price listed in the supplier's effective price list or catalog, less any applicable trade or cash discount. See Iowa Code 322F.1
  • Supplier: means the manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor of equipment sold by a dealer. See Iowa Code 322F.1
 2. Upon payment or allowance of a credit to the dealer’s account as required in this section, the title to the repurchased equipment is transferred to the supplier making the repurchase, and the supplier may take immediate possession of the repurchased equipment.
 3. The supplier must make payment or allowance of a credit as required under this section not later than ninety days from the date that the supplier takes possession of the repurchased equipment.
 4. This section does not require repurchase from the dealer of repair parts which have a limited storage life or are otherwise subject to deterioration, including but not limited to rubber items, gaskets, and batteries. This section also does not require repurchase from the dealer of parts in broken or damaged packages, single repair parts priced as a set of two or more items, or repair parts which because of their condition are not resalable as new parts without new packaging or reconditioning.
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