Minnesota Administrative Rules

7829.1000 REFERRAL FOR CONTESTED CASE PROCEEDING.

If a proceeding involves contested material facts and there is a right to a hearing under statute or rule, or if the commission finds that all significant issues have not been resolved to its satisfaction, the commission shall refer the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings for contested case proceedings, unless:

A.

all parties waive their rights to contested case proceedings and instead request informal or expedited proceedings, and the commission finds that informal or expedited proceedings would be in the public interest; or

B.

a different procedural treatment is required by statute.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216A.05

History:

19 SR 116

Published Electronically:

August 21, 2007