{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-322.19a","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 322.19A","heading":"Documentary fee.","body":"1. For purposes of this section, “documentary fee” means a fee that may be charged to a customer by a motor vehicle dealer for the preparation of documents related to an application for motor vehicle registration and an application for issuance of a certificate of title, and the performance of other related services for the customer. “Documentary fee” does not include any costs or fees charged to a motor vehicle dealer or a dealer’s customer by a third party.\n2. A motor vehicle dealer may charge a documentary fee not to exceed one hundred eighty dollars for each motor vehicle sold in a transaction.\n3. A motor vehicle dealer who charges a documentary fee to a customer shall include the fee in the price of the motor vehicle. The dealer shall disclose the full amount of the fee in any price of a motor vehicle advertised by the dealer and when making or accepting an offer to sell a motor vehicle. The dealer shall provide the following notice to the customer, which notice shall be clearly and conspicuously disclosed in any motor vehicle purchase agreement with the customer:\nDOCUMENTARY FEE. A DOCUMENTARY FEE IS NOT AN OFFICIAL FEE. A DOCUMENTARY FEE IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW, BUT MAY BE CHARGED TO A BUYER FOR THE PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF RELATED SERVICES. THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE CHARGED FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEE IS DETERMINED BY IOWA CODE SECTION 322.19A. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY LAW.\n4. A violation of this section is an unlawful practice under section 714.16.","path":["Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION (Ch. 306 - 330B)","Chapter 322 - MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, WHOLESALERS, AND DEALERS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/322.19A.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:08Z","sha256":"c6fb4d12558cc8f276373f04123e84406f3301509d6f2993d5be253d8d89ba3e","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-322.19","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-322.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}