401.1 Upon the Office's certification of a complaint for public hearing, the Chairperson shall cause written notice to be served on all parties that the Office has certified the matter to the Commission for that purpose. The notice shall inform the complainant that the complainant has the option to be represented by a private representative or a representative from the Office of Human Rights.

401.2 The Office's notice of certification to the Commission shall include or be accompanied by the following items:

1. (a) The names of the parties;
2. (b) A copy of the complaint, as it may have been amended;
3. (c) A copy of the Office's letter of determination finding probable cause to credit the allegations of the complaint;
4. (d) A copy of the Office's memorandum certifying that efforts to resolve the complaint through conciliation have failed, and that the matter is ready for public hearing; and
5. (e) Certification that the documents listed in §§ 401.2(b) through (d) of this section have been sent to all parties and their representatives.

401.3 In the event that the documents set forth in §§ 401.2(b) through (d) have not been previously provided to the parties by the Office of Human Rights, the documents shall accompany the Chairperson's notice.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 1429, 1429-30 (March 24, 1995).