714.16A Additional civil penalty for consumer frauds committed against elderly — fund established.
1. a. If a person violates section 714.16, and the violation is committed against an older person, in an action brought by the attorney general, in addition to any other civil penalty, the court may impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each such violation. Additionally, the attorney general may accept a civil penalty as determined by the attorney general in settlement of an investigation of a violation of section 714.16, regardless of whether an action has been filed pursuant to section 714.16.
b. A civil penalty imposed by a court or determined and accepted by the attorney general pursuant to this section shall be paid to the treasurer of state, who shall deposit the money in the elderly victim fund, a separate fund created in the state treasury and administered by the attorney general for the investigation and prosecution of frauds against the elderly. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state. An award of reimbursement pursuant to section 714.16 has priority over a civil penalty imposed by the court pursuant to this subsection.
2. In determining whether to impose a civil penalty under subsection 1, and the amount of any such penalty, the court shall consider the following:
a. Whether the defendant’s conduct was in willful disregard of the rights of the older person.
b. Whether the defendant knew or should have known that the defendant’s conduct was directed to an older person.
c. Whether the older person was substantially more vulnerable to the defendant’s conduct because of age, poor health, infirmity, impaired understanding, restricted mobility, or disability, than other persons.
d. Any other factors the court deems appropriate.
3. As used in this section, “older person” means a person who is sixty-five years of age or older.
91 Acts, ch 102, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1142, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1200, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 714 - THEFT, FRAUD, AND RELATED OFFENSES
Section 714.1 - Theft defined.
Section 714.2 - Degrees of theft.
Section 714.4 - Claim of right.
Section 714.5 - Library materials and equipment — unpurchased merchandise — evidence of intention.
Section 714.7 - Operating vehicle without owner’s consent.
Section 714.7B - Theft detection devices — shield or removal prohibited.
Section 714.7C - Theft of pseudoephedrine — enhancement.
Section 714.7D - Retail motor fuel.
Section 714.8 - Fraudulent practices defined.
Section 714.9 - Fraudulent practice in the first degree.
Section 714.10 - Fraudulent practice in the second degree.
Section 714.11 - Fraudulent practice in the third degree.
Section 714.12 - Fraudulent practice in the fourth degree.
Section 714.13 - Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree.
Section 714.14 - Value for purposes of fraudulent practices.
Section 714.15 - Reproduction of sound recordings.
Section 714.16 - Consumer frauds.
Section 714.16B - Identity theft — civil cause of action.
Section 714.16C - Consumer education and litigation fund.
Section 714.17 - Unlawful advertising and selling of educational courses.
Section 714.18 - Evidence of financial responsibility.
Section 714.19 - Nonapplicability.
Section 714.20 - One contract per person.
Section 714.21A - Civil enforcement.
Section 714.22 - Trade and vocational schools — exemption — conditions.
Section 714.23 - Refund policies — penalty.
Section 714.24 - Additional requirements.
Section 714.26 - Intellectual property counterfeiting.
Section 714.27 - Scrap metal transactions and reporting — penalties.
Section 714.28 - Claims against purchased or pledged goods held by pawnbrokers.
Section 714.29 - Records filed with intent to harass or defraud.