20,160 sections across 1,928 Iowa regulatory chapters.
R.817—6.10 Consensual disclosure of confidential records
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6.10(1) Consent to disclosure by a subject. The subject may consent in writing to agency disclosure of confidential records as provided in rule 6.7(17A,22). 6.10(2) Complaints to public officials. A letter from a subject of a confidential record to a public official which seeks t…
R.817—6.11 Release to subject. The subject of a confidential record may file a written request to
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review the subject’s confidential records. However, the agency need not release the following records to the subject: 1. The identity of a person providing information to the agency when the information is authorized as confidential pursuant to Iowa Code subsection 22.7(18). 2. T…
R.817—6.12 Availability of records—volunteer service commission. Transferred to 441—
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9.19(22), IAC Supplement 6/14/23. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 17A and 22 and Executive Order No. 48 . [Filed 11/16/94, Notice 6/22/94—published 12/7/94, effective 1/11/95] [Editorial change: IAC Supplement 6/14/23] [Editorial change: IAC Supplement 12…
R.817—6.3 Requests for access to records
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6.3(1) Location of record. In lieu of “(insert agency head)”, insert “Commission coordinator”; and in lieu of “(insert agency name and address)”, insert “Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319”. 6.3(2) Office hours. In lieu of “(insert …
R.817—6.6 Procedure by which additions, dissents, or objections may be entered in certain
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records. In lieu of “(designate official)”, insert “the Iowa commission on volunteer service”.
R.817—6.9 Routine use
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6.9(1) Defined. “Routine use” means the disclosure of a record without the consent the subject or subjects, for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by statute other than the public records …
R.817—8.1 Definitions
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“Certification” means the process for identifying youth mentoring programs as meeting the criteria for effective practice in order to become eligible for financial and technical assistance. “Commission” means the Iowa commission on volunteer service. “Conditional certification” m…
R.817—8.2 Certification. Based on each mentoring program’s self-assessment (completed via the
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mentoring certification application), the commission is responsible for ascertaining whether a youth mentoring program is qualified to be designated as a certified mentoring program. 8.2(1) Full certification. Before a mentoring program can participate in the Iowa mentoring partn…
R.817—8.3 Description of application. The Iowa mentoring partnership application requires
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information about individuals who manage and administer the local mentoring program. 8.3(1) Specific questions are included on the application regarding mentoring program operations, screening and safety procedures, training, number of mentors and mentees, structure of the progra…
R.817—8.4 and 817—8.5(15H)
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8.3(2) Information contained in the application may be reviewed by the applicant upon request to the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. Material to be added to a file may be sent to the commission at the above address. [ARC 9574B, …
R.817—8.5 Special consideration. In addition to the standards set forth in rule 817—8.4(15H), the
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commission may give consideration to other factors to determine certification status in order to ensure that only high-quality youth mentoring programs are certified. 8.5(1) On-site audits. At the discretion of the commission, on-site audits may be conducted to determine certific…
R.817—8.6 Decertification. A youth mentoring program shall be decertified by the commission if it is
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determined that the program no longer meets the certification standards identified herein for a high-quality mentoring program, if program personnel cannot be contacted by the commission, if the program fails to provide documents requested by the commission or if the program fail…
R.817—8.7 Fraudulent practices in connection with certified mentoring programs. A person is
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considered to be guilty of a fraudulent practice if the person knowingly falsifies information on an application for the purpose of obtaining certification and any other potential benefits, including those offered through the Iowa mentoring partnership or other state contracts an…
R.817—8.8 Appeal procedure. Commission decisions regarding certified mentoring programs may be
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contested by an adversely affected party as detailed in 817—Chapter 5. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 15H. [Filed 9/7/07, Notice 5/9/07—published 9/26/07, effective 10/31/07] [Filed ARC 9574B (Notice ARC 9341B, IAB 1/26/11), IAB 6/29/11, effective 8/3/11]…
R.817—9.1 Purpose and program description. The purpose of the Iowa summer youth
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corps is to provide youth with meaningful community service opportunities along with instruction and reflection activities to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. On a competitive basis, Iowa summer youth corps grants will give s…
R.817—9.2 Applications. Appropriate forms and applications for grants are available from
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the commission at www.volunteeriowa.org. [ARC 8158B, IAB 9/23/09, effective 9/2/09; ARC 8315B, IAB 12/2/09, effective 1/6/10]
R.817—9.3 Incentives. Incentives will be determined by federal funding guidelines or
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restrictions depending on the source of funds utilized for the Iowa summer youth corps in a given grant year. Types of incentives may include: 1. Education awards that may be used to further educational attainment and that may be earned upon completion of a defined number of hour…
R.817—9.4 Grant criteria. To respond to funding priorities, as funds are made available, the
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executive director of the commission will establish criteria consistent with federal regulations. If federal funds are being offered, applicants will be considered on a competitive basis. At a minimum, the criteria will contain the following: 1. Goals and objectives of the projec…
R.817—9.5 Designated funds. A percentage of the grants will be designated by the
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commission to address the needs of the city enterprise zones that meet the distress criteria outlined in Iowa Code section 15E.194. [ARC 8158B, IAB 9/23/09, effective 9/2/09; ARC 8315B, IAB 12/2/09, effective 1/6/10]
R.817—9.6 Application process for new grants
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9.6(1) The commission shall issue a request for proposals containing project criteria and application forms for the appropriate fiscal year. 9.6(2) The applicant shall submit the completed application to the commission according to the time line identified in the request for prop…
R.817—9.7 Administration of grants
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9.7(1) Contracts. The commission shall prepare contractual agreements for the grants. a. The contract shall be executed by the executive director of the commission and the duly authorized official of the project. b. The contract shall include due dates and the process for the sub…
R.817—9.8 Reversion of funds. Grant funds not expended by the project closeout date shall
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revert to the commission. [ARC 8158B, IAB 9/23/09, effective 9/2/09; ARC 8315B, IAB 12/2/09, effective 1/6/10] These rules are intended to implement 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 482, section 1. [Filed Emergency ARC 8158B, IAB 9/23/09, effective 9/2/09] [Filed ARC 8315B (Notice ARC…
R.821—1.1 Voter registration commission composition. The commission consists of four members: the
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state commissioner of elections, and the chairpersons of the two state political parties whose candidates for President of the United States or for governor, as the case may be, in the most recent general election, received the greatest and the second greatest number of votes, or…
R.821—1.2 State registrar of voters. The state commissioner of elections is designated the state
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registrar of voters. The state registrar is responsible for the regulation of the preservation, preparation and maintenance of voter registration records. This regulation activity is in accordance with the policies of the voter registration commission. This rule is intended to im…
R.821—1.3 General operating rules
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1.3(1) The chair of the commission is the state commissioner of elections or the state commissioner’s designee. 1.3(2) Any member of the commission, including the chair, may make and second any motion. 1.3(3) To prevail, a motion, declaratory ruling, or ruling in a contested case…
R.821—1.4 Voter registration staff
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1.4(1) Voter registration system. Under the general direction of the state registrar of voters, the voter registration staff conducts and directs those activities necessary to implement and maintain the statewide voter registration system. The voter registration staff includes cl…
R.821—1.5 Declaratory ruling by voter registration commission. Any member of the commission or
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the public may petition the commission for a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of any statutory provision, rule or other written statement of law or policy. The petition must be filed with the registrar at least seven days before the regular or special meeting at which t…
R.821—1.6 Contested cases
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1.6(1) Hearings. Hearings for contested cases under the authority of the voter registration commission shall be presided over by the voter registration commission. Notice shall be given, the hearing conducted and the records of the hearing kept in accordance with Iowa Code sectio…
R.821—1.7 Definitions. The following terms have the meanings assigned to them by this rule wherever
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the terms appear in these rules, unless the context of usage clearly requires otherwise. “Agency” means a voter registration agency and the office of driver services, department of transportation. “Commission” or “voter registration commission” means the voter registration commis…
R.821—1.8 Petition for rule making. Any person or agency may file a petition for rule making with
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the voter registration commission at the Secretary of State’s Office, First Floor, State Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, or the Secretary of State’s Office, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. A petition is deemed filed when it is received in either off…
R.821—10.1 NCOA county commissioner determines nonactivity; sends notices
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10.1(1) During the first quarter of the calendar year following a general election, the state registrar shall examine voter registration records to identify those voters without activity during the period following the previous general election and for whom no information has bee…
R.821—10.2 Fees. The state registrar shall charge the counties for the costs of the no-activity process,
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including matching the records and the printing of and postage for the mailing. The fees charged to the counties shall reflect actual costs to the state registrar. [ARC 6199C, IAB 2/23/22, effective 3/30/22]
R.821—10.3 Voter record made inactive. A registered voter receiving a mailing pursuant to rule
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821—10.1(48A) shall be made “inactive.” [ARC 7883B, IAB 7/1/09, effective 7/1/09; ARC 6199C, IAB 2/23/22, effective 3/30/22] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code subsections 48A.28(2) and (3). [Filed 11/4/94, Notice 9/28/94—published 11/23/94, effective 1/5/95] [Filed …
R.821—11.1 Registration status may be checked. The state registrar, in cooperation with officials of
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the department of transportation (DOT), shall develop a mechanism by which the registration status of an individual seeking a driver license or nonoperator identification card from the office of driver services, DOT, can be checked by computer while other business is being transa…
R.821—11.2 Driver services client to be afforded opportunity to apply to register to vote or make
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changes to existing registration. Every client, aged 17 years or older, of the office of driver services, DOT, shall be advised by the driver license clerk of the availability of voter registration services in substantially the following manner: “Would you like to apply to regist…
R.821—11.3 Unregistered client who wants to register. If the computer search invoked pursuant to
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11.2“2” reveals the client is not a registered voter, and the client has expressed a desire to register, the driver license clerk shall determine the name of the client’s county, telephone number, party affiliation, and previous registration information by asking questions in sub…
R.821—11.4 Unregistered clients uncertain of status. If the computer search invoked pursuant to
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11.2“2” reveals the client is not a registered voter, and the client has expressed uncertainty of the client’s registration status, the driver license clerk shall tell the client the result of the computer search and determine if the client wishes to proceed with registration in …
R.821—11.5 Registered clients. If the computer search invoked pursuant to 11.2“2” reveals the client
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is a registered voter, the driver license clerk shall review the record. If the name and address in the voter record are the same as the name and address in the driver record, the driver license clerk shall determine if changes are necessary in substantially the following manner:…
R.821—11.6 Signature on attestation required. The signature required for voter registration shall be
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obtained in the following manner: 11.6(1) In-person applicants. At the conclusion of the applicant’s business, applicants who apply to register, or give information to update an existing registration shall be asked to sign the registration application attestation, either on a pap…
R.821—11.7 Electronic voter registration transactions. Registration transactions shall be transmitted
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electronically to the registrar in accordance with 821—Chapter 8. Every transaction shall include the applicant’s Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa department of transportation-issued nonoperator’s identification card number. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sec…
R.821—12.1 Primary and general election polling place change—voter notification required
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When a change is made from the usual polling place for the precinct or when the precinct polling place used for the primary or general election is different from that used for the precinct at the last preceding primary or general election, the county commissioner shall mail every…
R.821—2.1 Voter registration forms
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2.1(1) Content and completion. a. In addition to the spaces required by Iowa Code section 48A.11, every voter registration form shall include room for the county commissioner to make notations indicating such items as the date the form was received, the precinct and school distri…
R.821—2.10 Alternate (nonmailable) registration forms. An alternate registration form is authorized
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for the use of voter registration agencies and nongovernmental organizations engaging in registration programs and registration drives. The form shall contain spaces for all of the required and optional information solicited by the standard form, a list of the qualifications to r…
R.821—2.11 Registration forms in languages other than English. Rescinded IAB 7/1/09, effective
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7/1/09.
R.821—2.12 County registration date. For the purposes of determining timeliness of an application to
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register to vote, the county registration date shall be determined as follows: 2.12(1) The county registration date for an in-person applicant at least 18 years of age is the date the registration application is received by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee. However…
R.821—2.13 Effective date of registration. Rescinded IAB 7/1/09, effective 7/1/09
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R.821—2.14 Voter registration status codes. Voter registration records shall be coded to show the
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status of the record. 2.14(1) Active. The registration is in good standing. No action is required on the part of either the registrant or the commissioner. 2.14(2) Inactive. If either an acknowledgment mailed to the registrant pursuant to Iowa Code section 48A.26, a notice mailed…
R.821—2.15 Verification of voter registration information. All new voter registration applications
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shall be verified. The registrar may arrange with the department of transportation for county commissioners of elections to verify voter registration records without submitting the registration information to the registrar. 2.15(1) When the application is received, the commission…
R.821—2.16 Form of official Iowa voter registration application. The official Iowa voter
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registration application pursuant to Iowa Code section 48A.11 shall be the State of Iowa Official Voter Registration Form Revised 4/9/2014. [ARC 0807C, IAB 6/26/13, effective 8/1/13; ARC 1361C, IAB 3/5/14, effective 4/9/14]
R.821—2.17 Voter registration forms produced by electronic poll books. “Electronic poll book,” or
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“epollbook,” or “e-poll book,” or “electronic register” means hardware and software components used to verify and process voting activity and changes in voter registration and to check in voters. This definition includes e-poll books in use in the commissioner’s office. However, …