§ 543c-7

543C.7 Prosecution. 1. The attorney general shall prosecute all violations of this chapter. Prosecutions shall be instituted by the attorney general upon the written request of the commission. In all criminalproceedings the attorney general may appear before any court or any grand jury and exerciseall the powers and perform all the duties in respect to such actions or proceedings which thecounty attorney would otherwise be authorized or required to exercise or perform. In lieuthereof the attorney general may transmit evidence, proof, and information pertaining tosuch offense to the county attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred,and such county attorney shall prosecute for such violation. In any such proceeding in whichthe attorney general has appeared, the county attorney shall only exercise such powers andperform such duties as are required by the attorney general. The attorney general shall,within ten days after a conviction for a violation of any provision of this chapter, file withthe commission a detailed report showing the date of the conviction, name of the personconvicted, and the specific nature of the charge. 2.

for a violation of any provision of this chapter, file withthe commission a detailed report showing the date of the conviction, name of the personconvicted, and the specific nature of the charge. 2. Whenever it appears to the commission that any person, officer, director, agent, or employee of a company, firm, partnership, association, or corporation offering to sell or lease,or selling or leasing, subdivided land, has committed or is about to commit a violation of thischapter or any rule or order issued by the commission hereunder, the commission may applyto the district court of the county in which the principal office of the subdivider is located orif such subdivider has no such office in this state then to the district court of Polk county foran order enjoining such subdivider or such officer, director, agent, or employee thereof fromviolating or continuing to violate this chapter or any such rule or order, and for such otherequitable relief as the nature of the case and the interests of the public may require. 3. Any false statement contained in any statement filed with the commission pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, or in any affidavit attached thereto, shall

erests of the public may require. 3. Any false statement contained in any statement filed with the commission pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, or in any affidavit attached thereto, shall constitute aviolation of this chapter. 4. In any action brought under the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general is entitled to recover costs for the use of this state. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §117A.7]C93, §543C.7 Sat Dec 23 01:46:00 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 543C.7 (17, 1)