Section 502A.14. Criminal penalties.

  1.  A person who willfully violates either of the following shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, for each violation.

  a.  This chapter.

  b.  A rule or order of the administrator under this chapter.

  2.  A person convicted of violating a rule or order under this chapter may be fined, but may not be imprisoned, if the person proves the person had no knowledge of the rule or order.

  3.  The administrator may refer such evidence as is available concerning violations of this chapter or any rule or order of the administrator to the attorney general or the proper county attorney, who may, with or without such a reference from the administrator, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this chapter.

  4.  This chapter does not limit the power of the state to proceed against a person for conduct which constitutes a breach of duty, a crime, or a violation under common law, rule, or another statute. An action pursuant to this chapter is not an election of remedies, and an aggrieved person or the state retains any other common law or statutory causes of action which may exist against a person alleged to have violated this chapter or against a person convicted of such a violation.

90 Acts, ch 1169, §13