478.29 - CIVIL PENALTIES.
478.29 CIVIL PENALTIES. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty, which may be levied by the board, of not more than one hundred dollars per violation or one thousand dollars per day of a continuing violation, whichever is greater. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded by the executive secretary of the board to the treasurer of state to be credited to the Iowa energy center created in section 266.39C. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the board. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the board shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of a violation.
Section History: Early Form [S13, § 2120-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 8337; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 489.28; C66, 71, 73, 75, § 489.29; C77, 79, 81, § 478.29]
Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 127, § 42; 91 Acts, ch 112, § 2