PURPOSE: This rule describes how a party may obtain oral argument or an evidentiary hearing on a motion.

The commission may rule upon any motion filed with it, including a motion under 1 CSR 15-3.440, on the basis of the record before it and without oral argument. The commission shall hear oral argument or evidence only upon a party’s written motion and for good cause shown or upon the commission’s own motion. The commission need not rule on a motion that does not clearly request action by the commission.

AUTHORITY: section 621.198, RSMo Supp. 2003.* Original rule filed Aug. 5, 1991, effective Feb. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed June 1, 2004, effective Nov. 30, 2004. *Original authority: 621.198, RSMo 1965, amended 1978, 2001.