1. This chapter takes effect July 1, 1991, and applies to motor vehicles originally purchased or leased by consumers on or after that date.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 322G.15

  • Consumer: means the purchaser or lessee, other than for purposes of lease or resale, of a new or previously untitled motor vehicle, or any other person entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty during the duration of the lemon law rights period. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • Resident: means as defined in section 483A. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. This chapter applies to motor vehicles originally purchased or leased in this state and, except for section 322G.3, subsections 1 and 2, and section 322G.6, subsection 1, applies to motor vehicles originally purchased or leased in other states, if the consumer is a resident of this state at the time the consumer’s rights are asserted under this chapter.