Persons violating any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be punished as in this section provided, respectively:
 1. Any owner, superintendent, manager, or person in charge of any factory, mill, workshop, store, mine, hotel, restaurant, cafe, railway, business house, or public or private work, who shall refuse to allow the director, commissioner, or any inspector or employee of the department or division to enter the same, or who shall hinder or deter the director, commissioner, inspector, or employee in collecting information which it is that person’s duty to collect shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Iowa Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Serious misdemeanorup to 1 yearbetween $430 and $2,560
Simple misdemeanorup to 30 daysbetween $105 and $855
For details, see Iowa Code§ 903.1

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 10A.211

  • 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
  • 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. Any officer or employee of the department or division, or any person making unlawful use of names or information obtained under this subchapter by virtue of the person’s office, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
 3. Any owner, operator, or manager of a factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, or public or private work, who shall neglect or refuse for thirty days after receipt of notice from the director or commissioner to furnish any reports or returns the director or commissioner may require to enable the director or commissioner to discharge the director’s or commissioner’s duties under this subchapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.