536A.18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

        536A.18  DISCIPLINARY ACTION.         1.  The superintendent may, after notice and hearing pursuant to      chapter 17A, take disciplinary action against a licensee if the      superintendent finds any of the following:         a.  That the licensee has failed to pay the annual license fee      required by this chapter or to maintain in effect the bond or bonds      required under this chapter.         b.  That the licensee has violated any of the provisions of      this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter or any other state      or federal law, rule, or regulation applicable to the conduct of its      business.         c.  That the licensee has refused to submit to the examination      required by this chapter.         d.  That the licensee has neglected or refused for a period of      more than thirty days to pay a final judgment rendered against it in      the courts of this state.         e.  That the licensee has become insolvent.         f.  A fact or condition exists which would have warranted the      superintendent to refuse to originally issue the license.         g.  The licensee has violated an order of the superintendent.         2.  The superintendent may impose one or more of the following      disciplinary actions against a licensee:         a.  Revoke a license.         b.  Suspend a license until further order of the      superintendent or for a specified period of time.         c.  Impose a period of probation under specified conditions.         d.  Impose civil penalties in an amount not to exceed five      thousand dollars for each violation.         e.  Issue a citation and warning respecting licensee behavior.         f.  Order the licensee to pay restitution.         3.  The superintendent may order an emergency suspension of a      licensee's license pursuant to section 17A.18A.  A written order      containing the facts or conduct which warrants the emergency action      shall be timely sent to the licensee by restricted certified mail.      Upon issuance of the suspension order, the licensee must also be      notified of the right to an evidentiary hearing.  A suspension      proceeding shall be promptly instituted and determined.         4.  Except as provided in this section, a license shall not be      revoked or suspended except after notice and a hearing thereon in      accordance with chapter 17A.         5.  A licensee may surrender a license by delivering to the      superintendent written notice of surrender, but a surrender does not      affect the licensee's civil or criminal liability for acts committed      before the surrender.         6.  A suspension, revocation, relinquishment, or expiration of a      license shall not invalidate, impair, or affect the legality of      obligations of any preexisting contracts, or prevent the enforcement      or collection thereof.         7.  Judicial review of the actions of the superintendent may be      sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative      procedure Act, chapter 17A.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 536A.18] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2008 Acts, ch 1160, §34