R651-101-6. Pleadings

(a) Pleadings before the Presiding Officer for administrative hearings shall consist of a notice of agency action, a request for agency action, responses and motions together with affidavits, briefs, memoranda of law and fact in support thereof.

(b) Motions may be submitted for the Presiding Officer's consideration on either written or oral argument and the filing of affidavits in support or contravention thereof may be permitted. Any written motion shall be accompanied by a short supporting memorandum of fact and law.

(c) Amendments to Pleadings

The Presiding Officer may allow pleadings to be amended or corrected, and defects which do not affect substantial rights of the parties may be disregarded; provided, however, that applications and other similar documents which are governed by specific statutory provisions shall be amended only as provided by statute.