{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-553.15","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 553.15","heading":"Election of remedies.","body":"The bringing of suit to assess a civil penalty against a person by filing a petition shall be an election of remedies to not bring a criminal prosecution against this person. The bringing of a criminal prosecution against a person by filing an information or returning an indictment shall be an election of remedies to not bring suit to assess a civil penalty against this person.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 553 - IOWA COMPETITION LAW"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/553.15.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"94d34c60ebb814a6f6e2a6c81a004228fb7f640dfcdfadc9497edcdaa6e70e93","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-553.14","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-553.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}