(a) Upon any complaint in writing being made by any person, or by the Arkansas Department of Transportation on its own motion, setting forth any act or thing done or omitted to be done by any person in violation, or claimed violation, of any provision of § 23-13-102 or of any order or rule of the department, the department shall enter the complaint upon its docket.
(b)
(1) The department shall immediately serve a copy of the complaint upon each defendant, together with a notice directed to each defendant requiring that the matter complained of be answered in writing within ten (10) days of the date of service of the notice.
(2) However, the department in its discretion may require particular cases to be answered within a shorter time, and the department for good cause shown may extend the time in which an answer may be filed.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Subchapter 3 - Complaint Proceedings
§ 23-13-302. Authority of department
§ 23-13-303. Commencement of action before department
§ 23-13-304. Service of process and notices
§ 23-13-305. Time and place of hearing
§ 23-13-306. Findings and order of department — Time for taking effect
§ 23-13-307. Revocation of license, permit, or certificate
§ 23-13-308. Appeal to Pulaski County Circuit Court
§ 23-13-309. Order or subpoena of department enforceable upon application to court