(1) Except where otherwise provided by law,
every pleading, motion, document, or other paper filed in a contested case
proceeding and every paper relating to discovery in such a proceeding shall be
served upon each of the parties of record to the proceeding, including the
person designated as advocate or prosecutor for the state or OSA,
simultaneously with their filing. Except for the original notice of hearing and
an application for rehearing as provided in Iowa Code section
17A.16(2),
the party filing a document is responsible for service on all
parties.
(2) Service upon a party
represented by an attorney shall be made upon the attorney unless otherwise
ordered. Service is made by delivery or by mailing a copy to the person's
last-known address. Service by mail is complete upon mailing, except where
otherwise specifically provided by statute, rule, or order
(3) After the notice of hearing, all
pleadings, motions, documents or other papers in a contested case proceeding
shall be filed with the Office of the State Archaeologist, 700 South Clinton
Street Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1030. All pleadings,
motions, documents or other papers that are required to be served upon a party
shall be filed simultaneously with OSA.
(4) Except where otherwise provided by law, a
document is deemed filed at the time it is delivered to OSA, delivered to an
established courier service for immediate delivery to that office, or mailed by
first-class mail or state interoffice mail to that office, so long as there is
proof of mailing.
(5) Proof of
mailing includes either a legible United States Postal Service postmark on the
envelope, a certificate of service, a notarized affidavit, or a certification
in substantially the following form:
I certify under penalty of perjury and pursuant to the laws of
Iowa that, on (date of mailing), I mailed copies of (describe document)
addressed to the Office of the State Archaeologist, 700 South Clinton Street
Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1030, and to the names and
addresses of the parties listed below by depositing the same in (a United
States post office mailbox with correct postage properly affixed or university
mail).
(Date)
(Signature)
