Iowa Code § 17A.24
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Uniform rules on agency procedure.
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(1) The administrative rules coordinator may adopt uniform rules on agency procedure that are suitable for general applicability to agencies. Such adoption and such rules shall be subject to this chapter. Such rules may address the subjects of agency procedures for rulemaking, petitions for rulemaking, waiver of rules, declaratory orders, contested cases, and fair information practices.
(2) If an agency does not have rules in effect that address a subject provided in subsection 1, and uniform rules on agency procedure addressing the subject are in effect, such uniform rules shall apply to the agency as though the agency had adopted them.
(3) An agency may adopt rules providing for additions, exceptions, or amendments to a uniform rule on agency procedure that, pursuant to subsection 2, is applicable to the agency.
(4) This section does not apply to uniform rules on agency procedure published prior to January 1, 2024, and does not affect the validity of rules that have adopted such uniform rules by reference.
(5) The attorney general shall assist the administrative rules coordinator in implementation of this section upon request.
2024 Acts, ch 1169, §12
(2) If an agency does not have rules in effect that address a subject provided in subsection 1, and uniform rules on agency procedure addressing the subject are in effect, such uniform rules shall apply to the agency as though the agency had adopted them.
(3) An agency may adopt rules providing for additions, exceptions, or amendments to a uniform rule on agency procedure that, pursuant to subsection 2, is applicable to the agency.
(4) This section does not apply to uniform rules on agency procedure published prior to January 1, 2024, and does not affect the validity of rules that have adopted such uniform rules by reference.
(5) The attorney general shall assist the administrative rules coordinator in implementation of this section upon request.
2024 Acts, ch 1169, §12
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