If you are seeking regulatory assistance related to regulatory responsibilities of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, you may start by contacting any of the following:

• If you know what unit of the Department administers the regulatory area of concern to you, you may contact that unit directly.
• If you do not know what unit administers the area you are interested in, or if for any reason you do not wish to contact that unit directly, you may contact the Department's Regulatory Assistance Coordinator, in any of the following ways:
  • By e-mail to regassist@dps.state.ia.us.
  • By phone at 515-725-6185.
  • By regular mail to the following address:

  Regulatory Assistance Coordinator
  Office of the Commissioner
  Iowa Department of Public Safety
  215 East 7th Street
  Des Moines, Iowa 50319

• If you wish to do so, you may make initial contact with the State of Iowa's Regulatory Assistance Coordinator at the Iowa Department of Economic Development. Further information may be obtained at the State's Regulatory Assistance Web site.