Utah Code 63G-4-204. Procedures for formal adjudicative proceedings — Responsive pleadings
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(1) In all formal adjudicative proceedings, unless modified by rule according to Subsection 63G-4-201(5) , the respondent, if any, shall file and serve a written response signed by the respondent or the respondent’s representative within 30 days of the mailing date or last date of publication of the notice of agency action or the notice under Subsection 63G-4-201(3)(d) , which shall include:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-4-204
- Adjudicative proceeding: means an agency action or proceeding described in Section
63G-4-102 . See Utah Code 63G-4-103 - Agency: means a board, commission, department, division, officer, council, office, committee, bureau, or other administrative unit of this state, including the agency head, agency employees, or other persons acting on behalf of or under the authority of the agency head, but does not mean the Legislature, the courts, the governor, any political subdivision of the state, or any administrative unit of a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 63G-4-103
- Party: means the agency or other person commencing an adjudicative proceeding, all respondents, all persons permitted by the presiding officer to intervene in the proceeding, and all persons authorized by statute or agency rule to participate as parties in an adjudicative proceeding. See Utah Code 63G-4-103
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Respondent: means a person against whom an adjudicative proceeding is initiated, whether by an agency or any other person. See Utah Code 63G-4-103
(1)(a) the agency’s file number or other reference number;
(1)(b) the name of the adjudicative proceeding;
(1)(c) a statement of the relief that the respondent seeks;
(1)(d) a statement of the facts; and
(1)(e) a statement summarizing the reasons that the relief requested should be granted.
(2) The respondent shall send a copy of the response filed under Subsection (1) to each party.
(3) The presiding officer, or the agency by rule, may permit or require pleadings in addition to the notice of agency action, the request for agency action, and the response. All documents permitted or required to be filed shall be filed with the agency and one copy shall be sent to each party.