Iowa Code § 478.24: Violations.

Any person, company, or corporation constructing or undertaking to construct or maintain any electric transmission line, without first procuring a franchise for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor; and for violating any of the other provisions of this chapter relating to electric transmission lines or disobeying any order or rule made by the utilities commission in relation thereto, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.