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House Journal: Page 1440: Monday, April 8, 1996

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 1   civil penalty of not more than fifty thousand dollars
 2   for each violation of this chapter or rules adopted by
 3   the board.
 4     3.  If a person fails to comply with an order of
 5   the board under this section, the board may petition
 6   the district court for an order for enforcement of the
 7   order of the board.  Judicial enforcement of orders of
 8   the board shall be sought in accordance with chapter
 9   17A.
10     4.  At any stage in a proceeding, the board may
11   refer the complaint and supporting information to the
12   attorney general or appropriate county attorney with a
13   recommendation for prosecution or enforcement of
14   criminal penalties.
15     Sec. 18.  Section 56.13, subsection 1, unnumbered
16   paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read
17   as follows:
18     Action involving a contribution or expenditure
19   which must be reported under this chapter and which is
20   taken by any person, candidate's committee or
21   political committee on behalf of a candidate, if known
22   and approved by the candidate, shall be deemed action
23   by the candidate and reported by the candidate's
24   committee.  If a restricted campaign exists, the
25   action involving an expenditure or contribution which
26   must be reported under this chapter which is taken by
27   any person, candidate's committee, or political
28   committee on behalf of a candidate, if known and
29   approved by the candidate, shall be deemed action by
30   the candidate, shall be reported by the candidate's
31   committee, and shall be credited against the
32   candidate's expenditure or contribution limits
33   pursuant to section 56.33 or 56.36.  It shall be
34   presumed that a candidate approves the action if the
35   candidate had knowledge of it and failed to file a
36   statement of disavowal with the commissioner or board
37   and take corrective action within seventy-two hours of
38   the action.  A person, candidate's committee or
39   political committee taking such action independently
40   of that candidate's committee shall notify that
41   candidate's committee in writing within twenty-four
42   hours of taking the action.  The notification shall
43   provide that candidate's committee with the cost of
44   the promotion at fair market value.  A copy of the
45   notification shall be sent to the board.  If a
46   candidate files a statement of disavowal, the board
47   shall forward a copy of the statement to the
48   candidate's opponent.
49     Sec. 19.  Section 56.14, Code Supplement 1995, is
50   amended by adding the following new unnumbered

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