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Subchapter B. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE OALJ


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15.21.    Information and special instructions.
15.22.    Representation before the OALJ.
15.23.    Documentary filings.
15.24.    Fees.

§ 15.21. Information and special instructions.

 (a)  Requests for information about citation proceedings under this subchapter shall be directed to: Office of Administrative Law Judge, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Brady Wine Plaza, 2221 Paxton Church Road, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9661.

 (b)  The OALJ may not engage in discussions or provide information regarding ultimate dispositions or penalties. Discussions or information regarding possible settlement shall be conducted between the parties.

 (c)  Submittals, pleadings and other documents filed with the OALJ shall be addressed as follows: Office of Administrative Law Judge, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Brady Wine Plaza, 2221 Paxton Church Road, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9661.

 (d)  Except for citations issued by the Bureau, if upon inspection, an ALJ believes that a pleading rendered for filing does not set forth required material or is otherwise insufficient, the ALJ may decline to accept the pleading and return it unfiled or accept it for filing and advise the person rendering it of the deficiency and require that the deficiency be corrected.

 (e)  This section supplements 1 Pa. Code §  31.5 (relating to communications and filings generally).

Source

   The provisions of this §  15.21 adopted December 27, 1991, effective December 28, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 5935.

§ 15.22. Representation before the OALJ.

 Representation shall be in accordance with 1 Pa. Code Chapter 31, Subchapter C (relating to representation before agency).

Source

   The provisions of this §  15.22 adopted December 27, 1991, effective December 28, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 5935.

§ 15.23. Documentary filings.

 Filings shall be in accordance with 1 Pa. Code Chapter 33 (relating to documentary filing).

Source

   The provisions of this §  15.23 adopted December 27, 1991, effective December 28, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 5935.

§ 15.24. Fees.

 (a)  Filing fees. Except for citations, prehearing memoranda or motions for continuance, a pleading or motion requires a filing fee by the moving party and will be received but not deemed to be filed until the filing fee has been paid.

 (b)  Mode of payment of fees. Fees shall be paid by a check drawn on the business or trust account of an attorney licensed in this Commonwealth, treasurer’s check, cashier’s check, certified check, money order, credit card, debit card, electronic funds transfer or other method approved by order of the OALJ. Payments must be made payable to ‘‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’

 (c)  Schedule of fees. The fees for services rendered by the ALJ are as follows:

Description Fee (in dollars)
 Filing fees for pleadings other than citations, prehearing memoranda or motions for continuance, requesting special relief, action or consideration $25
 Providing copies of papers and records (specially requested) per page $ 1
 Providing certification of papers, testimony or records $ 5

 (d)  Supersession. Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §  33.22 (relating to mode of payment of fees).

Authority

   The provisions of this §  15.24 amended under section 207(i) of the Liquor Code (47 P. S. §  2-207(i)).

Source

   The provisions of this §  15.24 adopted December 27, 1991, effective December 28, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 5935; amended January 4, 2013, effective January 5, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 12. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (223355).



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