Notwithstanding the obligations imposed on the transferor of a motor vehicle under Iowa Code section 321.69, deception or misrepresentation in connection with the sale of a motor vehicle that the seller knows, or reasonably should know, has ever been titled in this or any other state on a salvage certificate or on a title indicating prior flood or other water damage, or ever has been rebuilt or reconstructed due to prior damage regardless of the cause, is an unlawful practice under Iowa Code section 714.16(2) "a. "
Iowa Admin. Code r. 61-27.2