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Iowa Code § 135.38 (2026)

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Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or of the rules of the department, or any lawful order, written or oral, of the department or of its officers, or authorized agents, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C73, §419; C97, §2573; S13, §2575-a6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2217; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.38] Referred to in §135.39E

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Sanon v. City of Pella, 865 N.W.2d 506 (Iowa 2015).
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Sanon v. City of Pella, 865 N.W.2d 506 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 68× “Compare Iowa Code § 135.38 (2009), with id. § 2217 (1924).”
Ron Myers v. City of Cedar Falls (Iowa 2024). · cites it 44× “” Iowa Code § 135.38 (emphasis added). Relying on Sanon, Myers argues that the City’s alleged violation of the two regulations governing slip-resistant surfaces—Iowa Administrative Code rules 641—15.”
Ron Myers v. City of Cedar Falls (Iowa 2024). · cites it 42× “” Iowa Code § 135.38 (emphasis added). Relying on Sanon, Myers argues that the City’s alleged violation of the two regulations governing slip-resistant surfaces—Iowa Administrative Code rules 641—15.”
Roselene Sanon & Nemi Sanon, Individually & as Administrators of the Est. of Nehmson D. Sanon, & Paulette Cezil Pogue, Individually & as Adm'r of the Est. of Gael Cezil Hrispin v. City of Pella (Iowa 2015). · cites it 68× “Compare Iowa Code § 135.38 (2009), with id. § 2217 (1924).”
Ron Myers v. City of Cedar Falls (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “4(4)(c)(6) provides, “Diving boards and platforms shall have a slip-resistant surface.” 3  Violation of any Iowa Department of Public Health (the department)1 administrative rule or provision of Iowa Code chapter 135 amounts to a simple misdemeanor, see Iowa Code § 135.”
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