Section 321H.8. Penalties.

  1.  a.   Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person convicted of violating a provision of this chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

  b.  A person convicted of violating section 321H.4A is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days.

  2.  A person who has been convicted of a fraudulent practice, has been convicted of three or more violations of section 321.92, subsection 2, or section 321.99, or has been convicted of any indictable offense in connection with selling or other activity relating to vehicles, in this state or any other state, shall not for a period of five years from the date of conviction be an owner, salesperson, employee, officer of a corporation, or representative of an authorized vehicle recycler or represent themselves as an owner, salesperson, employee, officer of a corporation, or representative of an authorized vehicle recycler.

[C81, §321H.8]

97 Acts, ch 108, §34

; 2009 Acts, ch 130, §34

; 2010 Acts, ch 1035, §6

; 2015 Acts, ch 52, §13, 14

Fraudulent practices, §714.8 – 714.14

2015 amendment to subsection 1 takes effect January 1, 2016; 2015 Acts, ch 52, §14

Subsection 1 amended