Governor Culver Signs Consumer Protection Bill into Law
Senate File 2108 allows remedies for deceptive practices by automobile repair shops
DES MOINES – Governor Chet Culver signed Senate File 2108 into law, allowing the Attorney General to require automobile repair shops to return vehicles to their owners upon violation of existing consumer protection laws. The bill passed the House and Senate unanimously.
“This is a common-sense approach which will allow relief for automobile owners who have been subject to illegal behavior by repair shops,” said Governor Culver. “This does not apply to the vast majority of auto repair businesses in Iowa, which behave in the letter and spirit of the law.”
Senate File 2108 requires businesses to return vehicles to owners, upon receipt of written notice by the Attorney General that a deceptive act has occurred. This does not affect existing liens against vehicles held by repair shops against owners.
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at last something worthwhile…