Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 287

Workers' Compensation Law

←287.808

Section 287.810.1

287.811→

August 28, 2015

Change of administrative law judge, procedure, limitations.

287.810. 1. A change of administrative law judge shall be ordered in any

hearing held under this chapter upon the filing of a written application for

such change by any party or his agent or attorney. The application need not

allege or prove any cause for such change of administrative law judge, and

need not be verified.



2. An application for change of administrative law judge must be filed

at least thirty days before the hearing date or within five days after a

hearing setting date has been made, whichever date is later, unless the

administrative law judge who will hear the case has not been* designated

within that time, in which event the application may be filed within ten days

after the administrative law judge has been designated or at any time prior to

the hearing, whichever date is earlier.



3. An application for change of administrative law judge may be made by

one or more parties, but each party is limited to one such change of judge.



4. Upon the presentation of a timely application for the change of an

administrative law judge, the commission shall promptly sustain the

application and shall designate another administrative law judge.



(L. 1980 H.B. 1396)



*Word "be" appears in original rolls.







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