502.508  Criminal penalties.
  1.  Criminal penalties.
  a.  Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, is guilty of a class “D” felony.
  b.  A person who willfully violates section 502.501 or section 502.502, subsection 1, resulting in a loss of more than ten thousand dollars is guilty of a class “C” felony.
  2.  Criminal reference not required.  The attorney general or the proper county attorney, with or without a reference from the administrator, may institute criminal proceedings under this chapter.
  3.  No limitation on other criminal enforcement.  This chapter does not limit the power of this state to punish a person for conduct that constitutes a crime under other laws of this state.
2004 Acts, ch 1161, §47, 68; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §76