23.13.720    CONTESTED CASES, SETTLEMENT OR STIPULATION AND PROCESS FOR REVIEW BY THE POST COUNCIL

(1) If, in the course of the MAPA contested case proceeding, the parties reach a stipulated agreement or settlement, the parties must:

(a) put the agreement into writing, signed by the petitioner or respondent, as applicable, and the director;

(b) present the agreement to the POST Council for acceptance or rejection:

(i) if the council accepts the agreement by motion, then the agreement becomes the POST Council's final agency action;

(ii) if the council rejects the agreement, then the parties must provide the hearing examiner with an excerpt of the official record of the POST meeting in which the council rejected the agreement. The contested case proceeds as though there had been no agreement.

(2) By signing a stipulation or settlement agreement, all parties:

(a) indicate their understanding that all agreements reached during the contested case process are subject to the POST Council's approval and are not binding until the council has approved the agreement by seconded motion;

(b) waive their rights or privileges to raise any argument, objection, complaint, or attempt to disqualify or remove any POST Council member or hearing examiner based on that individual's having heard, discussed, or ruled on the agreement. By submitting an agreement to the hearing examiner and the council, all parties agree not to attempt to disqualify that hearing examiner or any member of the POST Council who considers the agreement or prevent them from ultimately hearing the case on the merits if the agreement is rejected.

 

History: 2-4-201, 2-15-2029, MCA; IMP, 44-4-403, MCA; NEW, 2014 MAR p. 2951, Eff. 12/12/14; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1953, Eff. 10/28/17; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 607, Eff. 3/23/24.