Subpart 1.
Scope.
The definitions in this part apply to this chapter and
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A. The definitions in chapter 4501 and in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A, apply to this chapter.
Subp. 1a. [Repealed, 20 SR 2504]
Subp. 2. [Repealed, 20 SR 2504]
Subp. 2a.
Complaint.
"Complaint" means a written statement, including any
attachments, that:
A. alleges that the
subject named in the complaint has violated chapter 10A or another law under
the board's jurisdiction; and
B.
complies with the requirements in part
4525.0200, subpart
2.
Subp. 2b.
Complainant.
"Complainant" means the filer of a complaint.
Subp. 3.
Contested case.
"Contested case" means a proceeding conducted under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, in which the legal rights,
duties, or privileges of specific parties are required by law or constitutional
right to be determined after a board hearing. "Contested case" includes a
proceeding pursuant to a request for exemption from campaign reporting
requirements under
Minnesota Statutes, section
10A.20,
subdivisions 8 and 10; a hearing ordered by the board under part
4525.0900, subpart
2 concerning a complaint,
investigation, or audit; and any other hearing which may be ordered by the
board under parts
4525.0100 to
4525.1000 or which may be required
by law.
"Contested case" does not include a board investigation or
audit conducted under
Minnesota Statutes, section
10A.02,
subdivisions 9 and 10.
Subp.
4. [Repealed, 20 SR 2504]
Subp.
5. [Repealed, 20 SR 2504]
Subp.
6. [Repealed, 20 SR 2504]
Subp.
7. [Repealed, 20 SR 2504]
Subp.
8.
Respondent.
"Respondent" means the subject of a complaint, an
investigation, or an audit.