As used in this article and unless context otherwise requires:

A. "motor club" means a person engaged, directly or indirectly either as principal or agent, in selling or offering for sale, furnishing or procuring motor club service to members or subscribers. The definition of a motor club does not include any person whose services are provided predominately on a reimbursable basis since these services constitute insurance and are subject to the insurance laws of this state;

B. "licensee" means a motor club to which a certificate of authority has been issued under this article;

C. "applicant" means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other legal entity, applying for a certificate of authority or renewal thereof under this article;

D. "bail bond service" means the furnishing of or arranging for a cash deposit, bond or undertaking, required and acceptable by law, for a member or subscriber accused of a violation of any motor vehicle or traffic law or ordinance so as to obtain his release from custody pending trial;

E. "emergency road service" means the adjustment, repair or replacement of the equipment, tires or mechanical parts of a motor vehicle so that such motor vehicle may be operated under its own power;

F. "financial service" means the arranging for loans or other advances of money to members or subscribers in connection with providing any other motor club service;

G. "legal fee reimbursement service" means the payment for or reimbursing of members or subscribers for fees charged by an attorney for his advice or services rendered to them in defense of a traffic offense;

H. "motor club service" means the rendering, furnishing or procuring of or the payment or reimbursement for, in whole or in part, such services as community traffic safety services, travel and touring service, theft or reward service, map service, towing service, emergency road service, legal fee reimbursement service in the defense of traffic offenses, license and title service, notary service, check cashing service, discount service, financial service and ticket and reservation service, or any one or more thereof, to any person, in connection with the ownership, operation, use or maintenance of a motor vehicle by such person, in consideration of such other person being or becoming a member or subscriber of any motor club, or being or becoming in any manner affiliated therewith, or being or becoming entitled to receive membership or other motor club service therefrom by virtue of any agreement or understanding with any such person;

I. "insurance service" means the selling or making available, of individual or group insurance policies or certificates other than service contracts as a result of membership in or affiliation with a motor club; such policies, if sold or made available, shall be issued only by an insurer duly authorized to do business in this state;

J. "theft service" means the offering of assistance in locating, identifying or recovering stolen or missing motor vehicles owned by members or subscribers, or the offering of a reward for the purpose of detecting or apprehending the person guilty of the theft;

K. "towing service" means the furnishing to members or subscribers of means to move a motor vehicle, under power other than its own, from one place to another, by any lawful wrecker service;

L. "representative" or "motor club representative" means any salesman or other individual who, for compensation, solicits or sells memberships, subscriptions or franchises on behalf of any motor club. This definition does not include any person performing only work of a clerical nature in the office of the motor club;

M. "service contract" means an agreement whereby a motor club, for a consideration, promises to render, furnish, procure or reimburse club members or subscribers specified services; and

N. "discount service" means obtaining merchandise for members or subscribers at a discount.

History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 908.