Minnesota § 211B.36 PROCEDURES

Minnesota Statutes

§ 211B.36 — PROCEDURES

Minnesota § 211B.36

PartELECTIONS

Ch. 211BFAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES

This text of Minnesota § 211B.36 (PROCEDURES) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Minnesota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 211B.36 (2026).

Text

Subdivision 1.Evidence and argument.
The administrative law judge or panel may consider any evidence and argument submitted until a hearing record is closed, including affidavits and documentation, or may continue a hearing to enable the parties to submit additional testimony.

Subd. 2.Withdrawal of complaint.
At any time before an evidentiary hearing under section211B.35begins, a complainant may withdraw a complaint filed under section211B.32. After the evidentiary hearing begins, a complaint filed under section211B.32may only be withdrawn with the permission of the panel.

Subd. 3.Costs.
If the assigned administrative law judge or panel determines the complaint is frivolous, they may order the complainant to pay the respondent's reasonable attorney fees and to pay the costs of the offic

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Subdivision 1.Evidence and argument.
The administrative law judge or panel may consider any evidence and argument submitted until a hearing record is closed, including affidavits and documentation, or may continue a hearing to enable the parties to submit additional testimony.

Subd. 2.Withdrawal of complaint.
At any time before an evidentiary hearing under section211B.35begins, a complainant may withdraw a complaint filed under section211B.32. After the evidentiary hearing begins, a complaint filed under section211B.32may only be withdrawn with the permission of the panel.

Subd. 3.Costs.
If the assigned administrative law judge or panel determines the complaint is frivolous, they may order the complainant to pay the respondent's reasonable attorney fees and to pay the costs of the office in the proceeding in which the complaint was dismissed.

Subd. 4.Hearings public.
A hearing under section211B.34or211B.35may be conducted by conference telephone call or by interactive television. All hearings must be open to the public.

Subd. 5.Judicial review.
A party aggrieved by a final decision on a complaint filed under section211B.32is entitled to judicial review of the decision as provided in sections14.63to14.69; however, proceedings on a complaint filed under section211B.32are not a contested case within the meaning of chapter 14 and are not otherwise governed by chapter 14.