- (a) A party requesting a continuance of a hearing shall submit his/her request in writing and it shall be received by the board at least 5 working days prior to the hearing.
(b) The written request, referred to in (a) above, shall contain but not be limited to:
- (1) The specific reason(s) for the request;
- (2) Optional dates and times when all interested parties shall be available;
- (3) The identity of the requestor; and
- (4) The name of the respondent.
(c) The presiding officer shall grant up to a 30 day extension of time to schedule a hearing if a party is entitled to a continuance due to one of the following:
- (1) Serious illness;
- (2) Incarceration;
- (3) Death of a family member; or
- (4) Other exigent circumstances, beyond the requestor’s control, that requires the party’s absence from the scheduled hearing.
Source. #6980, eff 4-21-99, EXPIRED: 4-21-07 New. #8978, INTERIM, eff 9-14-07, EXPIRES: 3-12-08; ss by #9043-A, eff 11-29-07