Duties and powers — labor services.

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Receipts from the sale shall be deposited to the credit of the department and may be used by the division for administrative expenses of the division and department under this subchapter . \~\~ 6. \~\~ Except as provided in chapter 91A , the commissioner or director, as applicable, may recover interest, court costs, and any attorney fees incurred in recovering any amounts due under this subchapter . The recovery shall only take place after final agency action is taken under chapter 17A , or upon judicial review, after final disposition of the case by the court. Attorney fees recovered in an action brought under the jurisdiction of the commissioner or director under this subchapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. The commissioner and director are exempt from the payment of any filing fee or other court costs including but not limited to fees paid to county sheriffs. \~\~ 7. \~\~ The commissioner or director may establish rules pursuant to chapter 17A to assess and collect interest on fees, penalties, and other amounts due the division or department, as applicable, under this subchapter . The commissioner or director may delay or, following written notice, deny the issuance of a license, commission, registration, certificate, or permit authorized under chapter 88A , 89 , 89A , 90A , or 91C if the applicant for the license, commission, registration, certificate, or permit owes a liquidated debt to the commissioner or director. [C97, §2469, 2470; S13, §2469, 2470; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1513; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.4 ] 86 Acts, ch 1244, §15 ; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §920 ; 91 Acts, ch 136, §3 ; 92 Acts, ch 1098, §6 ; 93 Acts, ch 180, §58 ; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23 ; 99 Acts, ch 68, §14, 15 ; 99 Acts, ch 130, §8 ; 2000 Acts, ch 1117, §7 ; 2006 Acts, ch 1053, §1 ; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §117 ; 2007 Acts, ch 211, §34 ; 2010 Acts, ch 1015, §7 ; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §23 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1449, 1459 C2024, §10A.204