Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 351 - Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, Iowa
Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure Procedures
Rule 351-4.60 - Requests for Waiver of Penalties
If a person believes that there are mitigating circumstances that prevented the timely filing of a report, the person may make a written request to the board for waiver of the penalty by filing a Petition for Waiver of Civil Penalty form. A person seeking a waiver must submit the request to the board within 30 days of receiving a civil penalty assessment order Waivers may be granted only under exceptional or very unusual circumstances. The board will review the request and issue a waiver or denial of the request. If a waiver is granted, the board will determine how much of the penalty is waived based on the circumstances. If a denial or partial waiver is issued, the person shall promptly pay the assessed penalty or seek a contested case proceeding pursuant torule351-4.61(68B).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 68B.32A(8).