Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Civil Rights
Civil Rights Commission
Organization, Practice, and Procedure
Section R. 37.2 - Definitions
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 2. As used in these rules:
(a) "Certified complaint" means a complaint of discrimination, drafted by department staff on an official complaint form that is prepared after a preliminary determination of jurisdiction, and has the claimant's signature.
(b) "Chairperson" means the duly appointed or elected chairperson or a co-chairperson of the commission or, in the event of his or her or their absence, the acting chairperson designated by the remaining members of the commission.
(c) "Charge" means that document or pleading authorized by the department that initiates a contested case hearing under R 37.12.
(d) "Claimant" means any person who makes a complaint of discrimination to the department.
(e) "Commission" means the state civil rights commission created by section 29 of article V of the constitution.
(f) "Commissioner" means any member of the commission.
(g) "Complaint" means a communication from the claimant to the department that alleges discrimination as set forth in R 37.4.
(h) "Constitution" means the state constitution of 1963.
(i) "Day" means a calendar day, including a Saturday, Sunday, and state holiday.
(j) "Department" means the department of civil rights established by section 475 of the Executive organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.575.
(k) "Department investigator" means a member, agent, or employee of the department designated or delegated by the director to conduct an investigation.
(l) "Director" means the director of the department appointed by the commission.
(m) "Hearing commissioner" means a commissioner designated by the chairperson or the commission to conduct a hearing.
(n) "Hearing referee" means an agent of the commission designated or delegated by the chairperson or the director to conduct a hearing.
(o) "Party" or "parties" means the claimant or respondent, or both, and the commission or department, or both, where appropriate.
(p) "Person" means an individual, agent, association, corporation, joint apprenticeship committee, joint stock company, labor organization, legal representative, mutual company, partnership, receiver, trust, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, unincorporated organization, this state, or a political subdivision or agency of this state, or another legal or commercial entity.
(q) "Respondent" means person against whom the claimant has complained, or against whom the department has issued a charge.
(r) "Summary of complaint" means a document prepared by department staff following an intake interview that explains why a certified complaint was not taken and outlines the timeline to request a reconsideration of that decision.
