312 IAC 25-7-20 Civil penalties; hearing request

Sec. 20. The person charged with the violation may contest the proposed penalty or the fact of the violation by submitting a petition and an amount equal to the proposed penalty or, if a conference has been held, the reassessed or affirmed penalty to the director or the director's authorized delegate (to be held in escrow as provided in section 21(b) of this rule) within thirty (30) days from receipt of the proposed assessment, reassessment, or the conference officer's action. The director, or the director's authorized delegate, shall hold the payment in escrow pending completion of the administrative and judicial review process. The fact of the violation may not be contested if it has been decided in a review proceeding commenced under section 10 of this rule.