Iowa § 202B.402 - 202B.402 Penalties — reports.
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§ 202B.402. 202B.402 Penalties — reports.
1. Failure to timely file a report or the filing of false information is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars. 2. For purposes of this section, a report is timely filed if the report is filed prior to May 1 of the year in which it is required to be filed. 3. The secretary of state shall notify a person who the secretary has reason to believe is required to file a report as provided by this chapter and who has not filed a timely report, that the person may be in violation of this section. 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 person who the secretary has reason to believe is required to report under this chapter if, after thirty days from receipt of the notice, the person 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. [C77, 79, 81, §172C.11] 91 Acts, ch 172, §6 C93, §9H.11 2003 Acts, ch 115, §16, 19 CS2003, §202B.402 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76 Thu Dec 11 18:54:02 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 202B.402 (21, 0)
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Section 202B.402 ("202B.402 Penalties — reports.") 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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