Except where otherwise specifically defined by law:
"Contested case" means a proceeding defined by
Iowa Code section 17A.2(5) and
includes any matter defined as a no factual dispute contested case under Iowa
Code section 17A.10A.
"Issuance " means the date of mailing of a
decision or order or date of delivery if service is by other means unless
another date is specified in the order.
"Party" means each person or agency named or
admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted
as a party.
"Presiding officer " means the board, or one
or more members of the board, or an administrative law judge assigned by the
department of inspections and appeals.
"Proposed decision " means the presiding
officer's recommended findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision, and order
in a contested case in which the board did not preside.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r. 497-4.2
ARC 0741C, IAB 5/15/2013,
effective 7/1/2013