Iowa Code 502A.14 – Criminal penalties
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1. A person who willfully violates either of the following shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, for each violation.
a. This chapter.
b. A rule or order of the administrator under this chapter.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 502A.14
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
2. A person convicted of violating a rule or order under this chapter may be fined, but may not be imprisoned, if the person proves the person had no knowledge of the rule or order.
3. The administrator may refer such evidence as is available concerning violations of this chapter or any rule or order of the administrator to the attorney general or the proper county attorney, who may, with or without such a reference from the administrator, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this chapter.
4. This chapter does not limit the power of the state to proceed against a person for conduct which constitutes a breach of duty, a crime, or a violation under common law, rule, or another statute. An action pursuant to this chapter is not an election of remedies, and an aggrieved person or the state retains any other common law or statutory causes of action which may exist against a person alleged to have violated this chapter or against a person convicted of such a violation.