Iowa Code § 478.29 (2026)

1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty, which may be levied by the commission, of not more than one hundred dollars per violation or one thousand dollars per day of a continuing violation, whichever is greater. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded by the chief operating officer of the commission to the treasurer of state to be credited to the general fund of the state and appropriated to the department of health and human services for purposes of the low income home energy assistance program and the weatherization assistance program.

2. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the commission. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the commission shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of a violation. [S13, §2120-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8337; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.28; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.29; C77, 79, 81, §478.29] 83 Acts, ch 127, §42; 91 Acts, ch 112, §2; 2017 Acts, ch 169, §44, 49; 2018 Acts, ch 1160, §24; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1178; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369 \n