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230.22 - PENALTY.

        230.22  PENALTY.
         Should any county fail to pay the amount billed by a statement
      submitted pursuant to section 230.20 within forty-five days from the
      date the statement is received by the county, the department shall
      charge the delinquent county the penalty of one percent per month on
      and after forty-five days from the date the statement is received by
      the county until paid.  Provided, however, that the penalty shall not
      be imposed if the county has notified the department of error or
      questionable items in the billing, in which event, the department
      shall suspend the penalty only during the period of negotiation.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C97, § 2292; S13, § 2292; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3602; C46,
      50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 230.22]
         Section History: Recent Form
         98 Acts, ch 1218, §74; 2001 Acts, ch 155, §26
         Referred to in § 225C.8, 331.502