227.485 Costs to certain prevailing parties.
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227.485 Costs to certain prevailing parties.
(1)The legislature intends that hearing examiners and courts in this state, when interpreting this section, be guided by federal case law, as of November 20, 1985, interpreting substantially similar provisions under the federal equal access to justice act, 5 USC 504 .
(2)In this section:
(a)“Hearing examiner” means the agency or hearing examiner conducting the hearing.
(b)“Nonprofit corporation” has the meaning designated in s. 181.0103
(17).
(c)“Small business” means a business entity, including its affiliates, which is independently owned and operated, and which employs 25 or fewer full-time employees or which has gross annual sales of less than $5,000,000.
(d)“Small nonprofit corporation” means a nonprofit corporation which employs fewer than 25 full-time employees.
(e)“State agency” does not include the citizens utility board.
(f)“Substantially justified” means having a reasonable basis in law and fact.