Appeals Of Civil Penalty Assessment

(1) All requests for a contested case hearing must be made in writing, received by the Bureau, and must include a copy of the penalty assessment. (2) A request for a contested case hearing shall not be timely unless the request is received by the Bureau before the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) calendar day after the date the penalty was assessed. (3) If the referral for a civil penalty was made by a workers’ compensation judge, the judge who made the referral shall not be required to provide testimony, via deposition or in person, at the contested case hearing. (4) After the request has been filed, the contested case hearing shall be conducted in the manner provided by rule 0800-02-13.