The consumer advocate shall:
1. Investigate the legality of all rates, charges, rules, regulations, and practices of all persons under the jurisdiction of the utilities commission, and institute civil proceedings before the commission or any court to correct any illegality on the part of any such person. In any such investigation, the person acting for the office of the consumer advocate shall have the power to ask the commission to issue subpoenas, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, and documents, at the discretion of the commission.
2. Represent the interests of all consumers generally and the public generally in all proceedings before the utilities commission.
3. Institute as a party judicial review of any decision of the utilities commission, if the consumer advocate deems judicial review to be in the public interest.
4. Appear for all consumers generally and the public generally in all actions instituted in any state or federal court which involve the validity of a rule, regulation, or order of the utilities commission.
5. Represent the interests of all consumers generally and the public generally in proceedings before federal and state agencies and related judicial review proceedings and appeals, at the discretion of the consumer advocate.
6. Appear and participate as a party in the name of the office of consumer advocate in the performance of the duties of the office. 83 Acts, ch 127, §9; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2070, 2073; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369 \n
Notes of Decisions
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa State Com. Comm'n, 432 N.W.2d 148 (Iowa 1988).
· cites it 4× “Because of this, customer-contributed capital has usually been excluded from the rate base. This is for good reason, as the following articulates: Customers’ contributions, as they are called, and also customers’ deposits and noninterest-bearing advances, are generally excluded…”
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa State Com. Comm'n, 376 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa 1985).
· cites it 4× “OCA, created by the Iowa legislature in 1983, has responsibilities which include the duty to “[a]ct as attorney for and represent all consumers generally and the public generally in all proceedings before the Iowa state commerce commission,” Iowa Code § 475A.2(2) (1985), and to…”
Teleconnect Co. v. Iowa State Com. Comm'n, 366 N.W.2d 515 (Iowa 1985).
· cites it 3× “1983), and § 475A.2 (Supp.1983). Section 17A.19(2) (1983), which contains the notice provisions of the Iowa Administrative Procedures Act, provides in part: Within ten days after the filing of a petition for judicial review the petitioner shall serve by the means provided in the…”
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa Utils. Bd., 656 N.W.2d 101 (Iowa 2003).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 475A.2(2)). The board ruled that Iowa’s AEP laws do not apply to Midland because the Federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), 16 U.”
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa Utils. Bd., 663 N.W.2d 873 (Iowa 2003).
· cites it 2× “…the utilities board” and empowered to file civil proceedings to correct any illegality on the part of such persons. Iowa Code § 475A.2(1) (1999).”
S.E. Iowa Coop. Elec. Ass'n v. Iowa Utils. Bd., 633 N.W.2d 814 (Iowa 2001).
· cites it 2× “The OCA entered its appearance pursuant to section 475A.2. Although the OCA supported the granting of the franchises, it proposed a modified route.”
Mid-Iowa Cmty. Action, Inc. v. Iowa State Com. Comm'n, 421 N.W.2d 899 (Iowa 1988).
· cites it 2× “The Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA) was joined as a party pursuant to Iowa Code section 475A.2 (1983). Preliminary proceedings before an agency hearing officer established that Iowa Electric’s disconnection notice failed to properly advise customers of their legal rights,…”
Se Iowa Co-op. Elec. v. Iowa Util. Bd., 633 N.W.2d 814 (Iowa 2001).
· cites it 2× “The OCA entered its appearance pursuant to section 475A.2. Although the OCA supported the granting of the franchises, it proposed a modified route.”
— Iowa Code § 475A.2(1) — 1 case
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa Utils. Bd., 663 N.W.2d 873 (Iowa 2003).
“…the utilities board” and empowered to file civil proceedings to correct any illegality on the part of such persons. Iowa Code § 475A.2(1) (1999).”
— Iowa Code § 475A.2(2) — 2 cases
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa State Com. Comm'n, 376 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa 1985).
“OCA, created by the Iowa legislature in 1983, has responsibilities which include the duty to “[a]ct as attorney for and represent all consumers generally and the public generally in all proceedings before the Iowa state commerce commission,” Iowa Code § 475A.2(2) (1985), and to…”
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa Utils. Bd., 656 N.W.2d 101 (Iowa 2003).
“See Iowa Code § 475A.2(2)). The board ruled that Iowa’s AEP laws do not apply to Midland because the Federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), 16 U.”
— Iowa Code § 475A.2(3) — 2 cases
Off. of Consum. Advocate v. Iowa State Com. Comm'n, 376 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa 1985).
“OCA, created by the Iowa legislature in 1983, has responsibilities which include the duty to “[a]ct as attorney for and represent all consumers generally and the public generally in all proceedings before the Iowa state commerce commission,” Iowa Code § 475A.2(2) (1985), and to…”
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