Section 230-RICR-10-00-2.5 - Notice of Contested CaseA. Notice Required. The Department shall give notice ("Notice") to all Respondents of the initiation of a Contested Case. The Notice, which may but is not required to be in the form of an order to show cause, shall be designed to afford an opportunity for hearing to all parties pursuant to the APA.B. Hearings. If the Notice schedules a prehearing conference and/or a hearing, the Respondent must comply with the Notice or be subject to a default in accordance with § 2.21 of this Part. If the Notice informs the Respondent of its right to a hearing upon request, the Respondent must follow the requirement of the Notice and request a hearing, or it will be subject to default in accordance with § 2.21 of this Part. 1. If the Respondent requests a hearing in response to a Notice, the Department shall then provide an additional Notice to the Respondent with the date and time of a prehearing conference, an order appointing a Presiding Officer and, to the extent not included in the first Notice, the legal and factual information that forms the basis for the relief sought by the Department.C. Contents of Notice: The Notice shall comply with the APA.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-10-00-2.5
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