{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-502.508","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 502.508","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"1. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, is guilty of a class “D” felony.\nb. A person who willfully violates section 502.501 or section 502.502, subsection 1, resulting in a loss of more than ten thousand dollars is guilty of a class “C” felony.\n2. The attorney general or the proper county attorney, with or without a reference from the administrator, may institute criminal proceedings under this chapter.\n3. This chapter does not limit the power of this state to punish a person for conduct that constitutes a crime under other laws of this state.","path":["Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES (Ch. 486 - 504C)","Chapter 502 - UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT (BLUE SKY LAW)","Article 5 - FRAUD AND LIABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/502.508.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"f789af1b9efbb26bcc833f97239de17720c4245bdd416b157fd1201ded08f039","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-502.507","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-502.509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}