The consumer advocate has free access to all the files, records, and documents in the office of the utilities division except:
 1. Personal information in confidential personnel records of the utilities division.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 475A.4

  • 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
 2. Records which represent and constitute the work product of the general counsel of the utilities board, and records of confidential communications between utilities board members and their general counsel, where the records relate to a proceeding before the board in which the consumer advocate is a party or a proceeding in any state or federal court in which both the board and the consumer advocate are parties.
 3. Customer information of a confidential nature which could jeopardize the customer’s competitive status and is provided by the utility to the division. Such information shall be provided to the consumer advocate by the division, if the board determines it to be in the public interest.