167.19 - PENALTY. - Iowa Statutes

167.19 PENALTY. A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. The person may be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. However, the state shall be precluded from bringing a criminal action against the person if the department has initiated a civil enforcement proceeding. Moneys collected in civil penalties shall be deposited into the general fund of the state.          Section History: Early Form [C97, § 5019; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2762; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 167.19]          Section History: Recent Form 2004 Acts, ch 1162, §3