172A.10  Injunctions — criminal penalties.
  1.  If any person who is required by this chapter to be licensed fails to obtain the required license, or if any person who is required by this chapter to maintain proof of financial responsibility fails to obtain or maintain such proof, or if any licensee fails to discontinue engaging in licensed activities when that person’s license has been suspended, such failure shall be deemed a nuisance and the secretary may bring an action on behalf of the state to enjoin such nuisance. Such actions may be heard on not less than five days’ notice to the person whose activities are sought to be enjoined. The failure to obtain a license when required, or the failure to obtain or maintain proof of financial responsibility shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
  2.  Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
[C73, 75, §172A.9; C77, 79, 81, §172A.10]
2014 Acts, ch 1092, §33; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §64
Nuisances in general, chapter 657