622.030. Administrative law judges, powers and duties--hearing procedure--technical evidence not required--docket fee paid to whom, deposited in highway fund. - Missouri Statutes

Administrative law judges, powers and duties--hearingprocedure--technical evidence not required--docket fee paid towhom, deposited in highway fund.

622.030. 1. The administrative law judges shall assume allthe duties concerning transportation activities heretoforeimposed upon the commissioners of the public service commissionin their quasi-judicial capacity and function. All ministerialduties shall be performed by the division, and the administrativelaw judges shall not be responsible for those activities. Theadministrative law judges shall hear and decide all mattersconcerning transportation activities which the public servicecommission or public service commissioners would have beenrequired to hear and decide in a quasi-judicial capacity.

2. Each administrative law judge may exercise all powersgranted to the division without the concurrence of any otheradministrative law judge, except with respect to the rulemakingpowers, in which all administrative law judges must concur. Themethod of assignment of petitions, appeals or other cases may bedetermined by rule or other agreement between the administrativelaw judges. Except as provided in section 622.035, all hearingsbefore the administrative law judges shall be governed by rulesadopted by them. In all investigations, inquiries or hearingsbefore the division or the administrative law judges, neither theadministrative law judges nor the division shall be bound bytechnical rules of evidence. No formality in any proceeding norin the manner of taking testimony before the division or anadministrative law judge shall invalidate any order, decision,rule or regulation made, approved or confirmed by the division oradministrative law judge.

3. The division may charge a reasonable docket fee as may beset by rule to be paid upon the filing of any petition,application, complaint, or other request for relief or authorityby any party other than the division staff. All such docket feesshall be paid to the state director of revenue at the time of thefiling of any such petition, application, complaint or otherrequest for relief or authority, and the same shall be depositedby the state director of revenue in the highway fund of the stateof Missouri.

(L. 1985 S.B. 2 § 4)

Effective 7-1-85

CROSS REFERENCES:

Administrative law judges of division transferred to administrative hearing commission, RSMo 226.008

Workers' compensation claims to be reviewed only by administrative law judges, commission or appellate courts, RSMo 287.801