1. If the director or commissioner learns of any violation of any law administered by the department or division under this subchapter, the director or commissioner may give the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred written notice of the facts, whereupon that officer shall institute the proper proceedings against the person charged with the offense.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 10A.210

  • Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 10A.101
  • Director: means the director of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 10A.101
  • Division: means the Iowa title guaranty division in the authority, the director of the division, or a designee of the director. See Iowa Code 16.92
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. If the director or commissioner is of the opinion that the violation is not willful, or is an oversight or of a trivial nature, the director or commissioner may at the director’s or commissioner’s discretion fix a time within which the violation shall be corrected and notify the owner, operator, superintendent, or person in charge. If the violation is corrected within the time fixed, then the director or commissioner shall not cause prosecution to be begun.