Iowa Admin. Code r. 286-11.2 - [Rescinded effective 7/16/2025] Petition for declaratory order

Any person may file a petition with the division for a declaratory order as to the applicability to specified circumstances of a statute, rule, or order within the primary jurisdiction of the division, at the State Library, Ola Babcock Miller Building, 1112 E. Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. A petition is deemed filed when it is received by the division. The division shall provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the division an extra copy for this purpose. The petition must be dated and signed by the petitioner or the petitioner's representative. It must also include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the petitioner and petitioner's representative and a statement indicating the person to whom communications concerning the petition should be directed. The petition must be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink and must substantially conform to the following form:

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The petition must provide the following information:

1. A clear and concise statement of all relevant facts on which the order is requested.

2. A citation and the relevant language of the specific statutes, rules, policies, decisions, or orders whose applicability is questioned, and any other relevant law.

3. The questions petitioner wants answered, stated clearly and concisely.

4. The answers to the questions desired by the petitioner and a summary of the reasons urged by the petitioner in support of those answers.

5. The reasons for requesting the declaratory order and disclosure of the petitioner's interest in the outcome.

6. A statement indicating whether the petitioner is currently a party to another proceeding involving the questions at issue and whether, to the petitioner's knowledge, those questions have been decided by, are pending determination by, or are under investigation by any governmental entity.

7. The names and addresses of other persons or a description of any class of persons known by petitioner to be affected by or interested in the questions presented in the petition.

8. Any request by petitioner for a meeting provided for by rule 11.8(17A).

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 286-11.2

ARC 7597B, IAB 2/25/09, effective 4/1/09

ARC 7597B, lAB 2/25/09, effective 4/1/09 Rescinded by IAB June 11, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 25, effective 7/16/2025