1 Del. Admin. Code § 602-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 602-4.0 - Investigation of the Complaint

4.1 Investigation of complaints shall be conducted by the Division and commenced within thirty (30) days after filing the complaint, and may include: interviews, questionnaires, fact finding conferences, search of records, tests, identification of witnesses, development of statistics, other studies of alleged practices and patterns, or other work to gather relevant evidence.

4.1.1 Evidence sought by a subpoena issued in connection with an investigation must be relevant to the investigation, be adequately specified, and only cover a reasonable period of time.

4.2 Within thirty (30) days after a complaint is filed, the Division shall prepare questionnaires to be answered by the parties. Questions may be suggested by the parties for inclusion in such questionnaires. The answer to such questionnaires shall be submitted in writing to the Division within ten (10) days after service of the questionnaire. Each party shall receive a copy of every other party's response to questionnaires.

4.3 The Division may schedule an informal fact-finding conference to be held with the Complainant and Respondent within thirty (30) days of the date the complaint is filed, unless it is impractical to do so.

4.4 Investigation of a complaint shall proceed according to the time limits set forth in the Act, to aid conciliation, to determine if reasonable cause exists to issue a charge and to prepare the case for hearing or Court.

4.5 At the end of each investigation, the Division shall prepare a final investigative report containing that information set forth in Section 4610(b)(5) of The Act.

1 Del. Admin. Code § 602-4.0

12 DE Reg. 814 (12/01/08)