Iowa Code 544B.16 – Complaints — procedure
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 544B.16
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
544B.16 Complaints — procedure.
A person may file a complaint with the board against a professional landscape architect
or the board may initiate a complaint. Unless the complaint is dismissed by the board as unfounded or trivial, the board may request the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to conduct an investigation into the complaint. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall report its findings to the board, and the board shall hold a hearing within sixty days after the date on which the complaint is filed. The board shall fix the time and place for such hearing and shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be served on the accused at least thirty days before the date fixed for the hearing. Where personal service cannot be effected, service may be effected by publication. At such hearing, the accused shall have the right to appear personally or by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses against the accused, and to produce evidence and witnesses in defense. After the hearing, the board may suspend or revoke the certificate of licensure. The board may restore the certificate of licensure to any person whose certificate of licensure has been revoked. Application for the restoration of a certificate of licensure shall be made in such manner, form, and content as the board may prescribe.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §118A.16]
88 Acts, ch 1158, §28
C93, §544B.16
2002 Acts, ch 1045, §14; 2019 Acts, ch 110, §8; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2029
Referred to in §272C.5
Section amended
A person may file a complaint with the board against a professional landscape architect
or the board may initiate a complaint. Unless the complaint is dismissed by the board as unfounded or trivial, the board may request the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to conduct an investigation into the complaint. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall report its findings to the board, and the board shall hold a hearing within sixty days after the date on which the complaint is filed. The board shall fix the time and place for such hearing and shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be served on the accused at least thirty days before the date fixed for the hearing. Where personal service cannot be effected, service may be effected by publication. At such hearing, the accused shall have the right to appear personally or by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses against the accused, and to produce evidence and witnesses in defense. After the hearing, the board may suspend or revoke the certificate of licensure. The board may restore the certificate of licensure to any person whose certificate of licensure has been revoked. Application for the restoration of a certificate of licensure shall be made in such manner, form, and content as the board may prescribe.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §118A.16]
88 Acts, ch 1158, §28
C93, §544B.16
2002 Acts, ch 1045, §14; 2019 Acts, ch 110, §8; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2029
Referred to in §272C.5
Section amended