Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 41, October 12, 2024
Section 145.5 - Form, content and filing fee(a) Requests for hearings shall be in writing and captioned "Petition for review" and shall contain the following information: (1) The name, address and telephone number of the complainant.(2) The name, address and telephone number of the respondent.(3) A concise statement of relevant facts and grounds on which the petition is based.(4) The relief being sought.(b) Requests for hearings shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $35 in the form of a money order, certified check or bank cashier's check made payable to "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."(1) A filing fee shall be submitted by each individual requesting a hearing under § 145.1 (relating to purpose and scope). Hearings requested under § 145.21 (relating to Deputy Game Protector hearing procedure) are exempted from filing fees.(2) A hearing will not be conducted, nor a request deemed filed, until the complete filing fees are received by the Commission in the form specified and within the time frame designated. If a filing fee is received after the time frame designated, or in a form not specified, the request for review will be deemed abandoned and dismissed. A filing fee received contrary to this section will be returned to the sender.(c) Subsection (b) supplements 1 Pa. Code §§32.21 and 32.22 (relating to filing fees; and mode of payment fees).The provisions of this §145.5 adopted July 10, 1981, effective 7/11/1981, 11 Pa.B. 2496; amended February 21, 1986, effective 2/22/1986, 16 Pa.B. 527; amended November 7, 1986, effective 11/8/1986, 16 Pa.B. 4406; reserved June 19, 1987, effective 7/1/1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended October 27, 1995, effective 10/28/1995, 25 Pa.B. 4611.The provisions of this §145.5 amended under the act of June 3, 1937 (P. L. 1225, No. 316) (34 P. S. §§ 1311.101-1311.1502) (Repealed); and Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-2965.