Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 272D - Debts Owed State or Local Government -- Licensing Sanctions

• Certificate of noncompliance: means a document provided by the unit certifying that the named person has outstanding liability placed with the unit and has not entered into an approved payment plan to pay the liability. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Commission: means the college student aid commission created pursuant to section 261. See Iowa Code 261B.2
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Liability: means a debt or obligation placed with the unit for collection that is greater than one thousand dollars. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• License: includes licenses for hunting and fishing, or other recreational activity. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• Licensee: means a person to whom a license has been issued, or who is seeking the issuance of a license. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• Licensing authority: means the supreme court, or an instrumentality, agency, board, commission, department, officer, organization, or any other entity of the state, which has authority within this state to suspend or revoke a license or to deny the renewal or issuance of a license authorizing a person to engage in a business, occupation, profession, recreation, or industry. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Obligor: means a person with a liability placed with the unit. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• Person: means a licensee. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Unit: means the centralized collection unit of the department of revenue. See Iowa Code 272D.1
• Withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance: means a document provided by the unit certifying that the certificate of noncompliance is withdrawn and that the licensing authority may proceed with issuance, reinstatement, or renewal of the person's license. See Iowa Code 272D.1