Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 391-1 - ADMINISTRATION
Subject 391-1-2 - PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSITION OF CONTESTED CASES
Rule 391-1-2-.06 - Referral of Petitions for Hearing to Office of State Administrative Hearings

Upon receipt of a timely petition for hearing, the Decision Maker shall forward the original and two copies of the petition to the Attorney General along with a request that an OSAH Form 1 be prepared and transmitted along with the petition for hearing to OSAH. Referral of a petition for hearing to OSAH is not a determination that the petition satisfied Rule 391-1-2-.04(4) above or that the petitioner is entitled to a hearing. Rather, referral of a petition for hearing to OSAH shall constitute a request that such issues be decided by the ALJ and a hearing conducted pursuant to state law, if appropriate.

O.C.G.A. Sec. 50-13-22.