Iowa § 480.6 Civil penalties

Iowa Statutes

§ 480.6 — Civil penalties

Iowa § 480.6

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 480UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION

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Iowa Code § 480.6 (2026).

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1.A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty as follows:

a.For a violation related to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.

b.For a violation related to any other underground facility, an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars.

c.If a locator violates a time limit set forth in this chapter and a complaint relating to the violation is filed with the utilities commission, the locator is subject to a civil penalty in an amountdeterminedbytheattorneygeneral. Ifalocatoremployedbyanoperatorviolatest

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1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty as follows:
a. For a violation related to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, an amount not to
exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a
maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.
b. For a violation related to any other underground facility, an amount not to exceed one
thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of
twenty thousand dollars.
c. If a locator violates a time limit set forth in this chapter and a complaint relating to the
violation is filed with the utilities commission, the locator is subject to a civil penalty in an
amountdeterminedbytheattorneygeneral. Ifalocatoremployedbyanoperatorviolatesthis
paragraph, the operator employing the locator shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount
determined by the attorney general, which shall be the same as though assessed against the
locator. Acivilpenaltyimposedbytheattorneygeneralunderthisparagraphshallnotexceed
one hundred dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum
of five thousand dollars.
2. a. The attorney general, upon the receipt of a complaint, may institute any legal
proceedings necessary to enforce the penalty provisions of this chapter.
b. At the direction of the attorney general, the utilities commission shall investigate a
violation of this chapter. Upon completion of the investigation, the utilities commission
shall submit to the attorney general a written summary of the investigation and all evidence
acquired during the investigation, except as set forth in subsection 2, paragraph “c”.
c. Theutilitiescommissionmayindependentlyreceiveandinvestigatecomplaintsalleging
a violation of this chapter by a locator.
3. All amounts collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the treasurer of state,
who shall deposit the amount in the general fund of the state.