Iowa Code r. 351-11.11 - Service and filing of pleadings and other papers

(1) When service required. 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 simultaneously with their filing. The party filing a document is responsible for service on all parties.

(2) Service. 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) When filed. Except where otherwise provided by law, a document is deemed filed at the time it is delivered to the office of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, 510 East 12th Street, Suite 1A, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, or mailed with proof of mailing.

(4) Proof of mailing. 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 that on (date of mailing), I mailed copies of (describe document) addressed to the (board office and address) 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 state interoffice mail)."

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Iowa Code r. 351-11.11