Iowa Code 327D.90 – Hearing — evidence
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 327D.90
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 327D.2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Iowa Code 321H.2
- Rates: means fares, tariffs, tolls, charges, and all classifications, contracts, practices and rules of common carriers relating to such rates. See Iowa Code 327D.2
- 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
- Transportation: means all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage as well as services in connection with the actual transport. See Iowa Code 327D.2
At the time of the hearing the department of inspections and appeals shall receive any evidence and listen to any arguments presented by either party relevant to the matter under investigation, and the burden of proof is not upon the person making the complaint. The complainant shall add to the showing made at the hearing whatever information the complainant then has, or can obtain from any source. The department of inspections and appeals shall propose just and reasonable rates, which may be adopted in whole or in part or modified as the state department of transportation determines.