Pennsylvania Code
Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION
Part XV - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Subpart A - CIVIL SERVICE REFORM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
Chapter 607a - PRACTICE AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter B - HEARINGS UNDER SECTION 2202(A)(10) OF THE ACT
Section 607a.6 - Order to show cause

(a) Generally. The Office of Administration shall commence a proceeding under 71 Pa.C.S. § 2202(a)(10) (relating to duties of Office of Administration) through the filing of a verified order to show cause with the Docket Clerk. The individual against whom the order to show cause is filed shall be deemed the respondent.

(b) Content. An order to show cause must set forth with specificity the grounds for the proceeding, including a concise statement of the relevant factual allegations, matters of law and a request for relief.

(c) Entry of Appearance. An order to show cause filed under this section shall be accompanied by an entry of appearance for the attorneys and legal interns representing the Office of Administration in the proceeding.

(d) Service. On the date of filing, the Office of Administration shall simultaneously serve a copy of the order to show cause on the respondent by first class mail. The date of mailing shall be deemed the date of service and shall be determined in the manner set forth in § 607a.5(b) (relating to filings with Docket Clerk). The Office of Administration shall include with its order to show cause a certificate of service indicating proper service on the respondent.

(e) Supersession. Subsections (a), (b) and (d) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §33.31, 35.14 and 35.121 (relating to service by agency; orders to show cause; and initiation of hearings). Subsection (c) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §31.24(b) (relating to notice of appearance).