Section 1.12. Party may appear by attorney.  


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  • (1) General. In any contested case, a party may be represented by an attorney who is authorized to practice law in this state. An attorney retained to represent any party in a contested case shall immediately give notice of that representation to the department and to all other parties to the contested case.
    (2) Actions binding. Actions and omissions by a party's attorney in a contested case are binding on that party, as if the party had taken or omitted those actions directly.
    (3) Service of documents. If a party in a contested case is represented by an attorney, a document served on that attorney is deemed to be served on that party.