553.16 Limitations. 1. Suit by the state to assess a civil penalty or to obtain a criminal conviction under this chapter must be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrues or, if thereis fraudulent concealment of this cause of action, within four years after the cause of actionbecomes known, whichever period is later. 2. Suit under section 553.12 must be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrues or, if there is a fraudulent concealment of this cause of action, within fouryears after the cause of action becomes known, whichever period is later. However, if thiscause is based, in whole or part, on the same set of facts as alleged in a suit brought undersection 553.13, this period shall be suspended until one year after the suit brought undersection 553.13 is concluded. [C77, 79, 81, §553.16] Sat Dec 23 01:48:59 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 553.16 (14, 0)
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