Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 464A - Dams and Spillways

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• 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 natural resource commission. See Iowa Code 464A.1A
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of natural resources created under section 455A. See Iowa Code 464A.1A
• Director: means the director of the department. See Iowa Code 464A.1A
• Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.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
• week: means seven consecutive days. See Iowa Code 4.1