Iowa Code § 323.2 (2026)

Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any distributor franchise, a franchiser shall not terminate or refuse to renew a distributor franchise except as provided in this chapter. A franchiser shall not terminate or refuse to renew a distributor franchise unless the franchiser gives to the distributor thirty days’ written notice of franchiser’s intent to terminate or not renew. Notice shall be given by restricted certified mail, as defined in section 618.15. If a distributor, within thirty days after the date of delivery of the notice from the franchiser, applies to the department for a hearing under this chapter, the distributor franchise shall remain in effect pending a final order by the department. The application filed by the distributor shall state, under oath, that the distributor has not filed a petition in bankruptcy or been declared bankrupt within six months preceding the filing of the application, that the franchiser has not withdrawn entirely from the sale for resale of motor fuel and special fuel in this state, that there are no past due sums owing by the distributor to the franchiser, and that the distributor has not consented in writing to the termination or nonrenewal of the distributor franchise. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §323.2] 95 Acts, ch 155, §2