Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-401.203

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 10, November 13, 2024

Rule 661-401.203 - Intervention

(1) Any person who qualifies under any applicable provision of law as an intervenor and who files a petition for intervention within 20 days of the filing of a petition for declaratory order (after time for notice under rule 401.202(17A) and before 30-day time for agency action under rule 401.208(17A)) shall be allowed to intervene in a proceeding for a declaratory order.

(2) Any person who files a petition for intervention at any time 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.

(3) A petition for intervention shall be filed with the secretary. Such a petition is deemed filed when it is received by the secretary. The department shall 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 must be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink and must substantially conform to the following form:

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The petition for intervention must provide the following information:

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

Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-401.203