Iowa Admin. Code r. 871-44.3 - Intervention

(1) Persons who qualify under any applicable provision of law as an intervenor and who file a petition for intervention within 20 days of the filing of a petition for declaratory order are allowed to intervene in a proceeding for a declaratory order.

(2) Any person who files a petition for intervention prior to the issuance of an order may be allowed to intervene in a proceeding for a declaratory order at the discretion of the department of workforce development.

(3) A petition for intervention should be filed at 1000 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. Such a petition is deemed filed when it is received by that office. The agency will provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition for intervention if the petitioner provides an extra copy for this purpose. A petition for intervention should be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink and should substantially conform to the following form:

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The petition for intervention should provide the following information:

1. Facts supporting the intervenor's standing and qualifications for intervention.

2. The answers urged by the intervenor to the question or questions presented and a summary of the reasons urged in support of those answers.

3. Reasons for requesting intervention and disclosure of the intervenor's interest in the outcome.

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

5. The names and addresses of any additional persons, or a description of any additional class of persons, known by the intervenor to be affected by, or interested in, the questions presented.

6. Whether the intervenor consents to be bound by the determination of the matters presented in the declaratory order proceeding.

The petition should be dated and signed by the intervenor or the intervenor's representative. It should also include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the intervenor and intervenor's representative, and a statement indicating the person to whom communications should be directed.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 871-44.3

Adopted by IAB December 25, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 13, effective 1/29/2025