Iowa Code § 522A.2 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance appointed pursuant to section 505.2. 2. “Counter employee” means any employee at least eighteen years of age employed by a rental company that offers the products described in this chapter. 3. “Limited licensee” means a person at least eighteen years of age or an entity authorized to sell certain insurance coverages relating to the rental of vehicles. 4. “Rental agreement” means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a vehicle provided by a rental company for rental. 5. “Rental company” means any person or entity in the business of primarily providing vehicles intended for the private transportation of passengers to the public under a rental agreement for a period not to exceed ninety days. 6. “Rental period” means the term of the rental agreement. 7. “Renter” means any person obtaining the use of a vehicle from a rental company under the terms of a rental agreement for a period not to exceed ninety days. 8. “Vehicle” means a motor vehicle under section 321.1 used for the private transportation of passengers, including passenger vans, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, or used for the transportation of cargo with a gross vehicle weight of less than twenty-six thousand and one pounds and not requiring the operator to possess a commercial driver’s license, including cargo vans, pickup trucks, and trucks. 99 Acts, ch 143, §2