282—10.1(256,252J) Issuance or renewal of a license—denial.

1. 10.1(1)  The notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 will be served upon the applicant or licensee by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal service in accordance with Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.305. Alternatively, the applicant or licensee may accept service personally or through authorized counsel.
2. 10.1(2)  The effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license, as specified in the notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8, will be 60 days following service of the notice upon the applicant or licensee.
3. 10.1(3)  The board’s administrator is authorized to prepare and serve the notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 upon the applicant or licensee.
4. 10.1(4)  Applicants and licensees will keep the board informed of all court actions and all child support recovery unit actions taken under or in connection with Iowa Code chapter 252J and will provide the board copies, within seven days of filing or issuance, of all applications filed with the district court pursuant to Iowa Code section 252J.9, all court orders entered in such actions, and withdrawals of certificates of noncompliance by the child support recovery unit.
5. 10.1(5)  All board fees required for application, license renewal, or license reinstatement will be paid by applicants or licensees before a license will be issued, renewed, or reinstated after the board has denied the issuance or renewal of a license pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 252J.
6. 10.1(6)  In the event an applicant or licensee files a timely district court action following service of a board notice pursuant to Iowa Code sections 252J.8 and 252J.9, the board will continue with the intended action described in the notice upon the receipt of a court order lifting the stay, dismissing the action, or otherwise directing the board to proceed. For purposes of determining the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license, the board will count the number of days before the action was filed and the number of days after the action was disposed of by the court.
7. 10.1(7)  The board will notify the applicant or licensee in writing through regular first-class mail, or such other means as the board determines to be appropriate in the circumstances, within ten days of the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of a license, and will similarly notify the applicant or licensee if the license is issued or renewed following the board’s receipt of a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance.

The board will deny the issuance or renewal of a license upon the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit of the department of health and human services according to the procedures in Iowa Code chapter 252J. In addition to the procedures set forth in Iowa Code chapter 252J, the following will apply:

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