135C.41 - LICENSEE'S RESPONSE TO CITATION.
135C.41 LICENSEE'S RESPONSE TO CITATION.
Within twenty business days after service of a citation under
section 135C.40, a facility shall either:
1. If it does not desire to contest the citation:
a. Remit to the department the amount specified by the
department pursuant to section 135C.36 as a penalty for each Class I
violation cited, and for each Class II violation unless the citation
specifically waives the penalty, which funds shall be paid by the
department into the state treasury and credited to the general fund;
or
b. In the case of a Class II violation for which the penalty
has been waived in accordance with the standards prescribed in
section 135C.36, subsection 2, or a Class III violation, send to the
department a written response acknowledging that the citation has
been received and stating that the violation will be corrected within
the specific period of time allowed by the citation; or
2. Notify the director that the facility desires to contest the
citation and, in the case of citations for Class I, Class II, or
Class III violations, request an informal conference with a
representative of the department. Section History: Early Form
[C77, 79, 81, § 135C.41] Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 156, §7
Referred to in § 135C.42, 135C.46