202B.401 - PENALTIES -- INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
202B.401 PENALTIES -- INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
1. The courts of this state may prevent and restrain violations
of this chapter through the issuance of an injunction. The attorney
general or a county attorney shall institute suits on behalf of the
state to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter.
2. a. A processor who violates section 202B.201 is subject to
a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. Each
day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate
offense.
b. If the attorney general or a county attorney is the
prevailing party in an action for a violation of section 202B.201,
the prevailing party shall be awarded court costs and reasonable
attorney fees, which shall be taxed as part of the costs of the
action. If the attorney general is the prevailing party, the moneys
shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. If the county
is the prevailing party, the moneys shall be deposited in the general
fund of the county. Section History: Early Form
[C77, 79, 81, § 172C.3] Section History: Recent Form
91 Acts, ch 172, §3
C93, § 9H.3
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §6, 11, 12; 2003 Acts, ch 115, §16, 19
CS2003, §202B.401