- (a) Respondent shall file an answer to the petition for hearing within 30 calendar days of receipt of notification by the commissioner that a hearing has been docketed.
- (b) The answer shall specifically admit or deny each allegation in the petition for hearing and shall set forth all affirmative defenses. Any allegation not specifically denied will be deemed admitted. The hearing officer may deny the respondent the opportunity to present evidence concerning any fact in the petitioner's pleading which is not specifically denied or any affirmative defense which is not raised by the answer.
Source Note:The provisions of this §1.27 adopted to be effective December 5, 1989, 14 TexReg 6127.