Iowa Admin. Code r. 161-3.56

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 161-3.56 - Access to file information

(1) Disclosure of the existence or contents of a case file is prohibited, except:

a. Upon filing an appeal in district court of a final action, parties and their attorneys may access their case file.

b. When a case has been set for a contested case hearing and notice has been mailed, parties and their attorneys may access their case file through discovery pursuant to rule 161-4.7 (17A).

c. Parties and their attorneys may access the case file upon appeal of a decision rendered by an administrative law judge in a contested case. The introduction of documents into evidence from a case file during a contested case hearing does not waive the confidentiality of other documents within that case file.

(2) Attorneys seeking access to case files must provide written notification of representation.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 161-3.56

Adopted by IAB August 21, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 5, effective 9/25/2024