533C.703  Orders to cease and desist.

1.  If the superintendent determines that a violation of this chapter or of a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter by a licensee or authorized delegate is likely to cause immediate and irreparable harm to the licensee, its customers, or the public as a result of the violation, or cause insolvency or significant dissipation of assets of the licensee, the superintendent may issue an order requiring the licensee or authorized delegate to cease and desist from the violation. The order becomes effective upon service of it upon the licensee or authorized delegate.

2.  The superintendent may issue an order against a licensee to cease and desist from providing money services through an authorized delegate that is the subject of a separate order by the superintendent.

3.  An order to cease and desist remains effective and enforceable pending the completion of an administrative proceeding pursuant to section 533C.701 or 533C.702.

4.  A licensee or an authorized delegate who is served with an order to cease and desist may petition the appropriate court for a judicial order setting aside, limiting, or suspending the enforcement, operation, or effectiveness of the order pending the completion of an administrative proceeding pursuant to section 533C.701 or 533C.702.

5.  An order to cease and desist expires unless the superintendent commences an administrative proceeding pursuant to section 533C.701 or 533C.702 within ten days after it is issued.

Section History: Recent form

  2003 Acts, ch 96, §27, 42


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