- (a) The commissioner, any deputy commissioner as required by law or otherwise, or any designated hearing office may call in a party for an informal conference concerning alleged violations of any statutes administered by the department, or any question or dispute arising under a contract to which the state is a party.
(b) Notification of such an informal conference may be by telephone or by regular or certified mail, in the discretion of the commissioner. The notice shall contain (i) a statement of the time, date, and place of the conference;
- (ii) a reference to the statutory sections allegedly violated;
- (iii) a short statement of the facts surrounding the alleged violation; and (iv) a statement that the respondent may be accompanied by counsel, if he so desires.
- (c) Informal conferences need not be recorded and transcribed. Formal rules of procedure and evidence shall not be observed.
(Effective November 19, 1984)