2C.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
1. “Administrative action” means any policy or action taken by an agency or failure to act pursuant to law.
2. “Agency” means all governmental entities, departments, boards, commissions, councils or institutions, and any officer, employee or member thereof acting or purporting to act in the exercise of official duties, but it does not include:
a. Any court or judge or appurtenant judicial staff.
b. The members, committees, or permanent or temporary staffs of the Iowa general assembly.
c. The governor of Iowa or the governor’s personal staff.
d. Any instrumentality formed pursuant to an interstate compact and answerable to more than one state.
3. “Employee” means any employee of an agency.
4. “Officer” means any officer of an agency.
5. “Person” means an individual, aggregate of individuals, corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §601G.1]
C93, §2C.1
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Section 2C.2 - Office established.
Section 2C.3 - Appointment — vacancy.
Section 2C.4 - Citizen of United States and resident of Iowa.
Section 2C.5 - Term — removal.
Section 2C.6 - Deputy — assistant for penal agencies.
Section 2C.7 - Prohibited activities.
Section 2C.10 - No charge for services.
Section 2C.11 - Subjects for investigations.
Section 2C.11A - Subjects for investigations — disclosures of information.
Section 2C.12 - Complaints investigated.
Section 2C.13 - No investigation — notice to complainant.
Section 2C.14 - Institutionalized complainants.
Section 2C.15 - Reports critical of agency or officer.
Section 2C.16 - Recommendations to agency.
Section 2C.17 - Publication of conclusions.
Section 2C.18 - Report to general assembly.