1. Filing fees, as prescribed in section 557B.7, shall accompany the application for registration, renewal of a registration, or any amendment of a registration of membership camping contracts.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 557B.3

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Blanket encumbrance: means any mortgage, deed of trust, option to purchase, vendor's lien or interest under a contract or agreement of sale, judgment lien, federal or state tax lien, or any other material lien or encumbrance which secures or evidences the obligation to pay money or to sell or convey all or part of a campground located in this state, made available to purchasers by the membership camping operator, and which authorizes, permits, or requires the foreclosure or other disposition of the campground. See Iowa Code 557B.1
  • Campground: means real property made available to persons for camping, whether by tent, trailer, camper, cabin, recreational vehicle, or similar device and includes the outdoor recreational facilities located on the real property. See Iowa Code 557B.1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Membership camping contract: means an agreement offered or sold within this state evidencing a purchaser's right to use a campground of a membership camping operator for more than thirty days during the term of the agreement. See Iowa Code 557B.1
  • operator: means any person other than one who is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 422. See Iowa Code 557B.1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Purchaser: means a person who enters into a membership camping contract with a membership camping operator and obtains the right to use the campground owned or operated by the membership camping operator. See Iowa Code 557B.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. The application for registration shall be filed with the attorney general and shall include all of the following:

 a. The membership camping operator‘s name and the address of its principal place of business, the form, date of organization, jurisdiction of its organization, and the name and address of each of its offices in this state.
 b. A copy of the membership camping operator’s articles of incorporation, partnership agreement, or joint venture agreement as contemplated or currently in effect.
 c. The name, address, and principal occupation for the past five years of the membership camping operator and of each controlling person of the membership camping operator and the extent of each such person’s interest in the membership camping operator as of a specified date within thirty days prior to the filing of the application.
 d. A list of affiliates of the membership camping operator, including the names and addresses of officers and directors.
 e. A legal description of each campground owned or operated by the membership camping operator which is represented to be available for use by purchasers and a statement identifying the existing amenities at each campground and the planned amenities represented as to be available for use by purchasers in the future at each campground. If future amenities are represented, the statement must include the estimated cost and schedule for completion of those amenities.
 f. A brief description of the membership camping operator’s ownership of or other right to use the campground properties or facilities represented to be available for use by purchasers, together with a brief description of any material encumbrance, the duration of any lease, real estate contract, license, franchise, reciprocal agreement, or other agreement entitling the membership camping operator to use the property and any material provisions of the agreements which restrict a purchaser‘s use of the property.
 g. If a blanket encumbrance materially adversely affects a campground, a legal description of the encumbrance and a description of the steps taken to protect purchasers in accordance with section 557B.12 in case of failure to discharge the encumbrance.
 h. A brief description of all payments of a purchaser under a membership camping contract, including initial fees and any further fees, charges, or assessments, together with any provision for changing the payments.
 i. A description of any restraints on the transfer of membership camping contracts, including a complete description of any resale agreement or policy.
 j. A brief description of the policies relating to the availability of camping sites and whether reservations are required.
 k. A brief description of any grounds for forfeiture of a purchaser’s membership camping contract.
 l. A sample copy of each membership camping contract to be offered or sold in this state and the purchase price of each type, and if the price varies, the reason for the variance.
 m. A sample copy of each instrument which a purchaser will be required to execute, and a copy of the disclosure statement required by section 557B.8.
 n. A statement of the total number of membership camping contracts for each campground intended to be sold in this state and the method used to determine this number, including a statement of commitment that this number will not be exceeded unless it is disclosed by an amendment to the registration.
 o. A summary or copy of the articles, bylaws, rules, restrictions, or covenants regulating the purchaser’s use of each campground and the facilities located on each property, including a statement of whether and how the articles, bylaws, rules, restrictions, or covenants may be changed.
 p. A brief description of any reciprocal agreement allowing purchasers to use camping sites, facilities, or other properties owned or operated by any person other than the membership camping operator with whom the purchaser has entered into a membership camping contract.
 q. Financial statements of the membership camping operator prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles which shall include a financial statement for the most recent fiscal year audited by an independent certified public accountant, and an unaudited financial statement for the most recent fiscal quarter. The attorney general may waive the requirement for an audited statement if the statement has been prepared by an independent certified public accountant and the attorney general is satisfied with the reliability of the statement and with the ability of the membership camping operator to meet future commitments.
 3. The application shall be signed by the membership camping operator or an officer or a general partner of the membership camping operator, or by another person holding a power of attorney for this purpose from the membership camping operator. If the application is signed pursuant to a power of attorney, a copy of the power of attorney must be included with the application.
 4. An application for registration shall be amended within twenty-five days of any material change in the information included in the application. A material change includes any change which significantly reduces or terminates either the applicant’s or the purchaser’s right to use the campground or any of the facilities described in the membership camping contract, but does not include minor changes covering the use of the campground, its facilities, or the reciprocal program.
 5. The registration of the membership camping operator must be renewed annually by filing an application for renewal with the required fee not later than thirty days prior to the anniversary of the current registration. The application shall include all changes which have occurred in the information included in the application previously filed.
 6. Registration with the attorney general does not constitute approval or endorsement by the attorney general of the membership camping operator, the membership camping contract, or the campground, and any attempt by the membership camping operator to indicate that registration constitutes such approval or endorsement is unlawful.
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