Before issuing a notice of and order for hearing, an agency must first file with the docket coordinator a request for assignment of an administrative law judge. The request must include a proposed time, date, and place for the hearing or prehearing conference.
In proposing a hearing location, the requesting agency must take into account the location of known parties, witnesses, and other participants so as to maximize convenience and minimize costs.
Minn. R. agency 104, ch. 1400, CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS, pt. 1400.5300
Statutory Authority: MS s 14.06; 14.131; 14.51; 15.474; 363.06; 363A.28