Upon receipt of the request for contested case hearing and filing fee the case shall be assigned to an administrative law judge as provided in S.C. Code Ann. § 1-23-570 (1976) (as amended).
S.C. R. P. Admin. Law. Ct. 13
2009 Revised Notes
The request for a contested case hearing and filing fee must be received before a contested case is assigned to an administrative law judge. Once a case is assigned to a judge, that judge will be responsible for all decisions in the case.