249F.4  Certification to court — hearing — default.
  1.  If a timely written request for a hearing is received, the department shall certify the matter to the district court in the county where the transferee resides.
  2.  The certification shall include true copies of the original notice, the return of service, if applicable, any request for an informal conference, any subsequent notices, the written request for hearing, and true copies of any administrative orders previously entered.
  3.  The department may also request a hearing on its own motion regarding the determination of a debt, at any time prior to entry of an administrative order.
  4.  The district court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the parties of the time and place of hearing.
  5.  If a party fails to appear at the hearing, upon a showing of proper notice to the party, the district court may find the party in default and enter an appropriate order.
93 Acts, ch 106, §4; 99 Acts, ch 52, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §817
Referred to in §249F.3
Subsections 1 and 3 amended