1. A. Within 30 calendar days after the date of service of a notice of an opportunity for a hearing, a respondent who has requested a hearing shall file in the record and serve on the Division an answer to the notice.

2. B. The answer shall contain the following:

   1. 1. An admission or denial of each allegation in the notice.
   2. 2. The original signature of the respondent or the respondent’s attorney.
3. C. A statement of a lack of sufficient knowledge or information shall be considered a denial of an allegation.
4. D. An allegation not denied shall be considered admitted.
5. E. When a respondent intends in good faith to deny only a part or a qualification of an allegation, the respondent shall specify that part or qualification of the allegation and shall admit the remainder.
6. F. The respondent waives any affirmative defense not raised in the answer.
7. G. The officer presiding over the hearing may grant relief from the requirements of this Section for good cause shown.
8. H. The notice of an opportunity for a hearing shall state the requirements with which the person served must comply under this rule.

Historical Note

Adopted effective October 31, 1979 (Supp. 79-5). Amended effective December 21, 1995, under an exemption from the Attorney General approval requirements of the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act (Supp. 95-4). Former Section R14-4-305 renumbered to R14-4-304; new Section R14-4-305 made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3729, effective August 6, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). At the request of the Corporation Commission, the preceding entry in this Historical Note is amended: the Commission intended the rulemaking action to reflect that the Section was repealed and a new Section was made at 8 A.A.R. 3729, effective August 6, 2002 (Supp. 02-4).