§ 50-213. Relief from order issued following failure to appear.  


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  • Under this division, the hearing officer shall have discretion to, and in the furtherance of justice may, relieve any person of any decision or order of abatement entered as a result of a person's failure to appear at a hearing upon a written finding, based on evidence submitted by the person seeking such relief, that the failure to appear was the result of mistake, surprise, inadvertence or excusable neglect. Any application for such relief shall be submitted to the hearing officer by the person seeking such relief no later than seven days after the date of any decision or order of abatement issued following a person's failure to appear at the hearing. After the passage of seven days after the date of any such decision or order of abatement issued after a person's failure to appear, the hearing officer shall have no power or authority to grant the person relief from any such decision or order of abatement pursuant to this section or otherwise. A timely request for relief under this section shall be scheduled for a hearing by the hearing officer no later than 30 days after the application for relief. If relief from the decision or order of abatement is granted pursuant to this section, the hearing officer shall schedule and hold a hearing on the merits no later than 30 days after the granting of such relief.

(Ord. No. 2002-04, § 2(16B.05.011), 5-8-2002)