4 CCR 723-2-2155 - Disputes Regarding the Emergency Telephone Charge and 9-1-1 Surcharge

(a) Notice of Assessment.
(I) The director of the Commission or his or her designee shall have the authority to issue a notice of assessment under this rule and for delinquent remittance or other violations as provided in ยง 29-11-103, C.R.S., alone or in combination with civil penalties as provided in rule 2010 and paragraph (b) of this rule. Additional penalties for other violations of this rule or rule 2150 may incur additional penalties as outlined in rule 2011.
(II) The notice of assessment shall include all penalty and interest calculations.
(III) The OSP cited in the notice of assessment may either admit the assessed calculations or may contest the calculations within 30 days of the notice of assessment. Any notice of assessment not admitted within the 30-day period shall be immediately referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing. At any hearing contesting an alleged assessment, the designee of the director of the Commission shall have the burden of demonstrating the accuracy of the calculated amounts by a preponderance of the evidence.
(IV) Unless a proceeding has commenced through a notice of assessment or show cause proceeding as discussed in this rule, an OSP may seek revisions to any final audit report directly with the director of the Commission or his or her designee by providing information warranting the correction in writing. If the director or his or her designee reject the requested revision, the operating service provider may file a petition under rule 2003. The petition shall include, at a minimum, the audit report in question, the requested revisions, and supporting information regarding the requested change. The designee of the director of the Commission shall be a necessary party to any such petition.
(b) Civil penalties for delinquent or miscalculated payments.
(I) No civil penalty assessment notice shall be issued in addition to a notice of assessment for the first instance of delinquent or miscalculated payments in any 12-month period if there are no other violations alleged.
(II) In the event the OSP is issued more than one assessment notices in any 12-month period, the director of the Commission, or his or her designee may request that the Commission issue a decision to show cause under the rules of practice and procedure, in addition to any civil penalty assessment notice in conjunction with the second notice of assessment in the 12-month period.
(III) In the event the OSP is issued three or more assessment notices in any 24-month period, the director of the Commission, or his or her designee shall request that the Commission issue a decision to show cause under the rules of practice and procedure, in addition to any civil penalty assessment notice in conjunction with the notice of assessment in the 24-month period.
(IV) The request that the Commission issue a decision to show cause provided with any notice of assessment shall include all penalty and interest calculations, and information relied on, along with separate statements for each alleged violation, if any, and the maximum penalty amount provided. If civil penalties are included in the assessment, information included shall also comply with rule 2010.
(V) The OSP cited in the notice of assessment, and any accompanying request for the Commission to issue a decision to show cause, may either admit the assessed calculations or may contest the calculations within 30 days of the notice of assessment. At any hearing contesting an alleged assessment, the designee of the director of the Commission shall have the burden of demonstrating the accuracy of the calculated amounts by a preponderance of the evidence.

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4 CCR 723-2-2155
39 CR 21, November 10, 2016, effective 12/1/2016 40 CR 15, August 10, 2017, effective 9/1/2017 41 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/2018 42 CR 02, January 25, 2019, effective 2/14/2019 42 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/2019 43 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 2/14/2020 43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 8/17/2020 44 CR 17, September 10, 2021, effective 8/11/2021 44 CR 18, September 25, 2021, effective 10/15/2021 45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 12/29/2021 45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 1/30/2022 46 CR 05, March 10, 2023, effective 3/30/2023

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