(1) After the commissioner has asserted jurisdiction over a complaint, a hearing date will be set by the hearing examiner.

(2) The matter shall proceed in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Title 2, chapter 4, part 6, MCA.

(3) For purposes of these ethics complaint procedures, the commissioner incorporates by reference the attorney general's model rules for contested case hearings, ARM 1.3.212, 1.3.214 (effective 6/12/92) , and 1.3.217 (effective 10/12/79) .   Copies of these model rules are available from the Commissioner of Political Practices, 1205 Eighth Avenue, PO Box 202401, Helena, Montana 59620-2401.