Section 910 IAC 1-3-5 - Appointment of administrative law judges and presiding officer; appointments by presiding officerAuthority: IC 22-9-1-6
Affected: IC 22-9-1-6
Sec. 5.
(a) When the director or deputy director has issued a finding of probable cause or a motion has been filed prior to the issuance of a finding by the director or deputy director, the chair or, if the chair is unavailable, a commissioner, shall appoint an administrative law judge or judges to conduct a public hearing and to rule on all prehearing motions and petitions. When more than one (1) administrative law judge is appointed for a public hearing, the chair shall designate which administrative law judge shall be the presiding officer. The parties shall be notified of such appointment.(b) The presiding officer may: (1) appoint a settlement judge to preside over and conduct settlement conferences and negotiations under such conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer; and(2) upon agreement of the parties, appoint a conciliator.Civil Rights Commission; Rule 3, Sec 3.5; filed Mar 29, 1974, 4:16 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 204; filed Feb 7, 2000, 3:15 p.m.: 23 IR 1392; readopted filed Oct 25, 2001, 2:15 p.m.: 25 IR 942; readopted filed Oct 29, 2007, 2:55 p.m.: 20071128-IR-910070566RFA; readopted filed Nov 19, 2013, 9:07 a.m.: 20131218-IR-910130454RFAReadopted filed 9/27/2019, 2:32 p.m.: 20191030-IR-910190407RFA