Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS
Division 30 - Secretary of State
Chapter 55 - Hearings Under Securities Act
Section 15 CSR 30-55.025 - General Prehearing Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment allows for service of documents via electronic mail with the consent of the parties.
(1) Rules of Procedure. The hearings before the commissioner and Administrative Hearing Commission are governed by Chapter 536, RSMo. The commissioner and Administrative Hearing Commission may also be guided by the Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure.
(2) Place of Filing. If the matter is to be heard by the commissioner, all pleadings shall be filed with the commissioner. If the matter is to be heard by the Administrative Hearing Commission, all pleadings must be filed with the commission. The party filing pleadings or documents shall serve by mail or, by consent of the parties, electronic mail, copies of all filed pleadings or documents on all parties.
(3) Continuances. The commissioner shall grant written requests for continuances upon good cause shown. A hearing shall be held no later than ninety (90) days after the request for hearing unless a later date is agreed to by all parties to the matter, or justice requires a continuance, and the commissioner by order continues the hearing.
*Original authority: 409.6-605, RSMo 2003; 409.836, RSMo 1985.