{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-231b.15","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 231B.15","heading":"Criminal penalties and injunctive relief.","body":"A person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating an elder group home without a certificate is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation after conviction or notice from the department by certified mail of a violation shall be considered a separate offense. A person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating an elder group home without a certificate may be temporarily or permanently restrained by a court of competent jurisdiction from such activity in an action brought by the state.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 231B - ELDER GROUP HOMES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/231B.15.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:05Z","sha256":"62591e99228cb0150e2942357e7523d199168f40cf80f0186a4456a44966e692","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-231b.14","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-231b.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}