Iowa Admin. Code r. 129-7.7
The office shall acknowledge the receipt of a petition by means reasonably calculated to reach the petitioner or designee. The office shall ensure that, within 30 days of the receipt of the petition, notice of the pendency of the petition and a concise summary of its contents have been provided to all persons to whom notice is required by any provision of law. In addition, the office may give notice to other persons. To accomplish this notice provision, the office may require the petitioner to serve the notice on all persons to whom notice is required by any provision of law and provide a written statement to the office attesting that notice has been provided. Notice may be provided by email or similar electronic means.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 129-7.7