Iowa Code
Chapter 909 - FINES
Section 909.4 - Treble damage liability for corporations, partnerships and associations.

909.4 Treble damage liability for corporations, partnerships and associations.
Whenever a corporation, partnership or other association, not subject to imprisonment is found guilty of any public offense, the court may impose a fine within the limits authorized by law. In addition to such fine, if the offense be a felony or aggravated misdemeanor, the corporation, partnership or association shall be liable as follows:
1. Any person who has suffered loss because of the public offense may recover from the corporation, partnership or association in an action at law damages equal to three times the amount of such loss.
2. If the corporation, partnership or association has received pecuniary benefit from the commission of the offense, the attorney general may recover from such corporation, partnership or association in an action at law for the use of the state damages equal to three times the amount of such benefit, provided, that any amount which is recovered under subsection 1 of this section shall be subtracted from the damages recovered by the state.
[C79, 81, §909.4]
Liability of corporations, partnerships and voluntary associations, §703.5

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