Iowa Code § 477C.3
Dual party relay service
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2012
With the advice of the council, the board shall plan, establish, administer, and promote a statewide program to provide dual party relay service as follows:
With the advice of the commission on deaf services created in section 216A.113, the utilities commission shall plan, establish, administer, and promote a statewide program to provide dual party relay service as follows:
1. The board may enter into the necessary contracts and arrangements with private entities to provide for the delivery of relay service.
1. The utilities commission may enter into the necessary contracts and arrangements with private entities to provide for the delivery of relay service.
2. The relay service, to the extent reasonably possible, shall allow persons with communication impairments to use the telephone system in a manner and at a rate equivalent to persons without communication impairments.
2. The relay service, to the extent reasonably possible, shall allow persons with communication disorders to use the telephone system in a manner and at a rate equivalent to persons without communication disorders.
3. The relay service may be provided on a stand-alone basis within the state, with other states, or with telephone utilities providing relay service in other states.
3. The relay service may be provided on a stand-alone basis within the state, with other states, or with telephone utilities providing relay service in other states.
4. The board may employ additional personnel, pursuant to section 476.10, to plan, establish, administer, and promote the relay service.
4. The utilities commission may employ additional personnel, pursuant to section 476.10, to plan, establish, administer, and promote the relay service.
91 Acts, ch 194, §3
Referred to in
91 Acts, ch 194, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §30; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369, 456; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §76
Unnumbered paragraph 1 amended
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