Section 231.24 — Complaint That Rate Is Unreasonable; Duty Of Department.
231.24 COMPLAINT THAT RATE IS UNREASONABLE; DUTY OF DEPARTMENT. Upon verified complaint of any person or of any corporation that any rates of a household goods warehouse operator are unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, preferential, or in any way in violation of law, the department shall proceed to investigate the matters alleged in such complaint; and, for […]
Section 231.28 — Failure To Obey Order Or Law.
231.28 FAILURE TO OBEY ORDER OR LAW. If a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator fails to obey any law of this state or any order of the department, the department may, upon verified petition alleging such failure, apply to the district court of the county in which the operator’s principal place of business […]
Section 231.32 — Proceedings In The Name Of The State.
231.32 PROCEEDINGS IN THE NAME OF THE STATE. All acts or proceedings instituted by the department under this chapter shall be brought in the name of the state and be prosecuted by the attorney general. History: (5205) 1915 c 210 s 34; 1971 c 25 s 67
Section 231.34 — Action On Bond In The Name Of The State.
231.34 ACTION ON BOND IN THE NAME OF THE STATE. If a licensed household goods warehouse operator fails to perform a duty or violates this chapter, any person or corporation injured by such failure or violation may, with the consent of the department and the attorney general, bring an action in the name of the […]
Section 231.36 — Falsification Or Destruction Of Accounts.
231.36 FALSIFICATION OR DESTRUCTION OF ACCOUNTS. Any person who shall willfully make any false entry in the account or in any record or memorandum kept by a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, or who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, alter, or by any other means or device, falsify a record of any such account, […]
Section 231.37 — Penalty For Divulging Information.
231.37 PENALTY FOR DIVULGING INFORMATION. Any officer or employee of the department who divulges to any person, other than a member of the department, any fact or information coming to the knowledge of the officer or employee during the course of an inspection, examination, or investigation of any accounts, records, memoranda, books, or papers of […]
Section 231.375 — Opening Or Abandoning Warehouse Building.
231.375 OPENING OR ABANDONING WAREHOUSE BUILDING. No building or structure may be used as a warehouse or branch warehouse until it has been inspected and approved for warehousing purposes by the department. On ceasing to use a building or other structure, a warehouse operator must promptly notify the department. History: 2005 c 92 s 10
Section 231.38 — Penalty For Transacting Business Without A License.
231.38 PENALTY FOR TRANSACTING BUSINESS WITHOUT A LICENSE. Any person who shall transact the business of a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, except for the purpose of winding up the same under the supervision of the department, without first procuring a license and giving a bond or providing proof of insurance as provided […]
Section 231.39 — Persons Violating Act Or Order; Penalty.
231.39 PERSONS VIOLATING ACT OR ORDER; PENALTY. Any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator and each person who, either individually or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, violates or fails to comply with any provisions of this chapter, or fails to observe, obey, or […]
Section 231.15 — Rates For Storage Of Household Goods.
231.15 RATES FOR STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS. If the department after a hearing upon its own motion, or upon complaint finds that the rates demanded, observed, charged, or collected by a household goods warehouse operator for or in connection with any service or storage of goods, wares, or merchandise are unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, preferential, or […]