Section Ed 409.04 - Continuance and Rescheduling of the Hearing; Consequences of Default(a) Upon good cause shown, including but not limited to illness, accident, or death of a family member, the hearing officer shall continue the hearing and reschedule it for a date later than that shown in the order of notice but in no case shall the continuance be granted for more than 15 days. Notice of the continuance shall be made in writing to all parties except that if the continuance is granted less than 3 days before the scheduled hearing date, notice shall be made by telephone followed by notice in writing.(b) Any party who has been served notice in accordance with Ed 409, who fails to appear and who fails to obtain a continuance from the hearing officer prior to the scheduled time of the hearing, shall have a decision rendered against that party if the interests of justice will be served by such action.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 409.04
#8263, eff 1/22/2005; ss by #10360, eff 6/5/2013.Amended by Number 6, Filed February 8, 2024, Proposed by #13853, Effective 1/12/2024, Expires 1/12/2034 (formerly Ed 408.04) (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ed 400).