Iowa § 10B.6 - 10B.6 Penalties.
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§ 10B.6. 10B.6 Penalties.
1. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, the failure to timely file a report or the filing of false information in a report as provided in section 10B.4 is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars. b. The failure to file a report or the filing of false information in a report by a nonresident alien, foreign business, or foreign government, or an agent, trustee, or other fiduciary thereof as provided in section 10B.4 is punishable by a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars for each offense. 2. The secretary of state shall notify a reporting entity which the secretary of state has reason to believe is required to file a report and who has not filed a timely report, that the person may be in violation of section 10B.4. The secretary of state shall include in the notice a statement of the penalty which may be assessed if the required report is not filed within thirty days. The secretary of state shall refer to the attorney general any reporting entity which the secretary of state has reason to believe is required to report if, after thirty days from receipt of the notice, the reporting entity has not filed the required report. The attorney general may, upon referral from the secretary of state, file an action in district court to seek the assessment of a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for each day the report is not filed. 98 Acts, ch 1110, §206, 301; 2024 Acts, ch 1007, §11 Wed Dec 10 21:57:15 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 10B.6 (20, 0)
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Section 10B.6 ("10B.6 Penalties.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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