100.26 Time for compliance with order — penalty.
If a petition of review has not been filed or the court on review has affirmed or modified an order for the removal, destruction, or repair of a building, or the removal of any of its contents, or the change of any of its conditions, the owner, lessee, or occupant shall comply with the order within thirty days after the delivery of the order or a copy of the order to the person, either personally or by certified letter to the last known address, or by service upon the person’s appointed agent. Failure of the owner, lessee, or occupant to comply with the order shall subject the owner, lessee, or occupant to a penalty of ten dollars for each day of failure or neglect after the expiration of the period. The penalty shall be recovered in the name of the state and paid into the treasury of the political subdivision which issues the order or the treasurer of state if the order is issued by the state. If the owner, lessee, or occupant cannot reasonably comply with the order within thirty days and a good faith effort at compliance has been made within thirty days, the owner, lessee, or occupant shall not be subject to a penalty under this section. However, the penalty may be imposed on the person upon a failure to continue the good faith compliance with the order.
[S13, §2468-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1646; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.26]
84 Acts, ch 1095, §6; 94 Acts, ch 1078, §5
Structure Iowa Code
Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
Chapter 100 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL
Section 100.2 - Duties of fire officials.
Section 100.3 - Reports of fires and emergency responses.
Section 100.4 - Penalty for nonreporting.
Section 100.5 - Reports — when public records.
Section 100.6 - Testimony under oath.
Section 100.7 - Oaths — attendance of witnesses.
Section 100.8 - Refusal to testify or produce books.
Section 100.9 - Crimes in connection with fires.
Section 100.10 - Authority to enter and inspect.
Section 100.11 - Fire escapes.
Section 100.12 - Authority for inspection — orders.
Section 100.13 - Violations — orders.
Section 100.14 - Legal proceedings — penalties — injunctive relief.
Section 100.15 - Hearing on review.
Section 100.16 - Judicial review — court costs.
Section 100.17 - Bond — suspension of order.
Section 100.18 - Smoke detectors.
Section 100.19 - Consumer fireworks seller licensing — penalty — fund.
Section 100.19A - Consumer fireworks wholesaler — registration — penalty.
Section 100.20 - County attorney.
Section 100.26 - Time for compliance with order — penalty.
Section 100.30 - Investigation may be private.
Section 100.31 - Fire and tornado drills in schools — warning systems — inspections.
Section 100.33 - Annual report.
Section 100.35 - Rules of marshal — penalties.
Section 100.38 - Conflicting statutes.
Section 100.39 - Fire extinguishers in high-rise buildings.
Section 100.40 - Marshal may prohibit open burning on request.
Section 100.41 - Authority to cite violations.
Section 100.51 - Application for warrant.
Section 100.52 - Grounds for issuance.