Sec.4-23a-23. Informal conferences

(a) The commissioner, any deputy commissioner as required by law or otherwise, or any designated hearing office may call in a party for an informal conference concerning alleged violations of any statutes administered by the department, or any question or dispute arising under a contract to which the state is a party.

(b) Notification of such an informal conference may be by telephone or by regular or certified mail, in the discretion of the commissioner. The notice shall contain (i) a statement of the time, date, and place of the conference; (ii) a reference to the statutory sections allegedly violated; (iii) a short statement of the facts surrounding the alleged violation; and (iv) a statement that the respondent may be accompanied by counsel, if he so desires.

(c) Informal conferences need not be recorded and transcribed. Formal rules of procedure and evidence shall not be observed.

(Effective November 19, 1984)