§ Iowa Code § 48A.15Commissioner’s action upon receipt of challenge or withdrawal

48A.15 Commissioner’s action upon receipt of challenge or withdrawal.
1. A challenge is valid if it meets the criteria in section 48A.14, subsections 1, 2, and 3.
2. Upon receipt of a challenge which is not valid, the commissioner shall notify the
challenger of the reason the challenge is not valid, and shall take no further action regarding
the challenge.
3. Upon receipt of a valid challenge, the commissioner shall, within five working days,
notify the challenged registrant and the challenger of the date, time, and place of a hearing
on the matter of the challenge, to be held not less than twenty nor more than thirty days
from the commissioner’s receipt of the challenge. The notice of a hearing shall include a
copy of the challenge, and shall advise the challenged registrant that the registrant may
personally appear at the hearing, or may submit to the commissioner before the hearing
evidence, documentation, or statements refuting the challenge.
4. The notice prescribed by subsection 3 shall be sent by first class forwardable mail to
the challenged registrant at the registrant’s most recent mailing address according to the
registration records.
5. If the challenge is withdrawn, the commissioner shall immediately notify the challenged
registrant of the withdrawal, and shall cancel the scheduled hearing.
6. If the challenged registrant notifies the commissioner that the challenged registrant
wishes to appear in person but is unable to do so on the date scheduled, the commissioner
may reschedule the hearing.