103A.21 - PENALTY.
103A.21 PENALTY.
1. Any person served with an order pursuant to the provisions of
section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraph "c", who fails to comply
with the order within thirty days after service or within the time
fixed by the local building department for compliance, whichever is
longer, and any owner, builder, architect, tenant, contractor,
subcontractor, construction superintendent or their agents, or any
other person taking part or assisting in the construction or use of
any building or structure who shall knowingly violate any of the
applicable provisions of the state building code or any lawful order
of a local building department made thereunder, shall be guilty of a
simple misdemeanor.
2. Violation of this chapter shall not impose any disability upon
or affect or impair the credibility as a witness, or otherwise, of
any person.
3. As an alternative to filing criminal charges as provided in
this section, the commissioner may file a petition in the district
court and obtain injunctive relief for any violation of this chapter
or chapter 104A. Section History: Early Form
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 103A.21; 81 Acts, ch 49, § 1] Section History: Recent Form
2007 Acts, ch 126, §22; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §36