24.9.115    JURISDICTION TO CONSIDER JURISDICTION

(1) The commission shall, at all times, have jurisdiction to determine the jurisdiction of the commission over any particular contested case. In such situations the rules of procedure of the commission shall apply, and questions of jurisdiction may be resolved by rulings and orders based upon the pleadings or after a hearing, as required to suit the circumstances of the case.

History: 49-2-204, 49-3-106, MCA; IMP, 49-2-204, 49-2-511, 49-3-315, MCA; NEW, 1998 MAR p. 3201, Eff. 12/4/98; TRANS, from 24.9.1705, and AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2636, Eff. 12/25/08.