Settlements

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the procedures for settlements and settlement offers. (1) The parties may initiate settlement negotiations at any stage of the proceedings, including prior to the initiation of the proceedings before the Administrative Hearing Commission in the case of a bingo, sports wagering, or fantasy sports contest hearing, or prior to the entry of a final order of the commission. (2) If the parties initiate settlement negotiations in a bingo, sports wagering, or fantasy sports contest hearing, then the provisions of section 621.045, RSMo, shall be followed. All other settlements not involving a bingo, sports wagering, or fantasy sports contest licensee shall be governed by Chapter 313, RSMo, and the rules in this chapter. (3) All settlement agreements shall be in writing, signed by the parties, and accurately reflect all the terms of the settlement, including the facts agreed to by the parties constituting the grounds for the action proposed in the settlement agreement. (4) Once signed by the parties, the settlement agreement shall be presented to the commission for its approval or disapproval. If the commission approves the settlement offer, it will become a final commission order. If the commission disapproves the settlement offer, the parties shall be notified and the settlement agreement and any documents solely relating to the offer shall not constitute part of the record. AUTHORITY: section 39(g) of Article III, Mo. Const., sections 313.004, 313.052, 313.560, 313.910, and 621.045, RSMo 2016, and sections 313.800, 313.805, 313.935, 313.950, and 313.955, RSMo Supp. 2025.* Emergency rule filed Dec. 12, 1997, effective Dec. 22, 1997, expired June 19, 1998. Original rule filed Dec. 12, 1997, effective July 30, 1998. Amended: Filed June 25, 2015, effective Feb. 29, 2016. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 29, 2016, effective Sept. 8, 2016, expired March 6, 2017. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2016, effective March 30, 2017. Amended: Filed May 14, 2025, effective Nov. 30, 2025. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994, 2014; 313.052, RSMo 1994; 313.560, RSMo 1986, amended 1987; 313.800, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022; 313.805, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022; 313.910, RSMo 2016; 313.935, RSMo 2016, amended 2019; 313.950, RSMo 2016, amended 2019; 313.955, RSMo 2016, amended 2019; and 621.045, RSMo 1965, amended 1978, 1995, 2005, 2007, 2011.