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523I.205 - PROSECUTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF LAW -- CIVIL PENALTIES.

523I.205 PROSECUTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF LAW -- CIVIL PENALTIES. 1. A violation of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under this chapter is a violation of section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph "a". The remedies and penalties provided by section 714.16, including but not limited to injunctive relief and penalties, apply to violations of this chapter. 2. If the commissioner believes that grounds exist for the criminal prosecution of persons subject to this chapter for violations of this chapter or any other law of this state, the commissioner may forward to the attorney general or the county attorney the grounds for the belief, including all evidence in the commissioner's possession, so that the attorney general or the county attorney may proceed with the matter as deemed appropriate. At the request of the attorney general, the county attorney shall appear and prosecute the action when brought in the county attorney's county. 3. A person who violates a provision of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under this chapter may be subject to civil penalties in addition to criminal penalties. The commissioner may impose, assess, and collect a civil penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars for each violation. For the purposes of computing the amount of each civil penalty, each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as provided in section 505.7.          Section History: Recent Form 2005 Acts, ch 128, §13; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §101          Footnotes For future repeal of 2009 amendment to subsection 3, effective July 1, 2011, see 2009 Acts, ch 179, §146

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