Section 336.70 Appearance/Authorization to Represent

Section 336

Section 336.70

Appearance/Authorization to Represent

a)         During the appeal, parties may represent themselves or may be

represented by an Authorized Representative.

b)         No person shall be allowed to act as an Authorized

Representative in any matter before the Administrative Hearings Unit without

first filing a written authorization with the Administrative Hearings Unit.

The authorization shall be effective only for the particular matter in which it

is filed, unless the matter has been consolidated with other proceedings by

order of the Chief Administrative Law Judge or the assigned Administrative Law

Judge.

c)         No particular form is required to file a written authorization

for representation.  However, all authorizations filed with the Administrative

Hearings Unit shall be notarized, signed by the appellant and Authorized

Representative, and identify:

1)         the name, address, and phone number of the party represented;

2)         the name, address, and phone number of the authorized

representative; and

3)         the appeal in which representation is authorized.

d)         An Authorized Representative may exercise the rights of the

appellant in the appeal process.  These rights include the right to:

1)         review and copy material placed in record during the

proceeding;

2)         receive Department and administrative hearing notices;

3)         request and receive discovery materials:

4)         speak, or otherwise be heard, on behalf of the appellant in

the administrative hearing process;

5)         have an interpreter at the Department's expense; and

6)         take any other actions permitted an appellant during the

appeal process.