When a person who has filed a verified charge as provided in part 5000.0400 indicates to the commissioner an intent to bring a private civil action in the matter pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 363A.33, subdivision 3, the commissioner shall suspend processing of the charge and request the charging party to execute, within 30 days, either:
If neither is received within 30 days of delivery of the request to the charging party, the commissioner shall process the case as consistent with the provisions of the act and parts 5000.0050 to 5000.2400.
A copy of a summons and complaint served upon the respondent, whether submitted to the commissioner by the charging party, the respondent, or obtained from the court administrator in which it was filed, shall be sufficient to permit the commissioner to terminate all proceedings in the department relating to the charge.
Minn. R. agency 149, ch. 5000, AGENCY PROCEDURE, pt. 5000.0550
Statutory Authority: MS s 363.05; 363A.06