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