(a) Docketing. When a pleading to institute a contested case
proceeding before the Commission is received, and it complies with the Rules
as to form and content, the executive secretary shall docket the proceeding
as pending, numbered in accordance with the docket numbering system of the
Commission.
(b) Settlement. The executive secretary may attempt to settle
any contested case proceeding through agreement. If the proceeding involves
a racetrack, the executive secretary shall present an agreed order to the
Commission. If the proceeding involves an occupational licensee, the executive
secretary may issue a ruling reflecting the terms of the agreement and if
applicable, superceding the stewards' or judges' ruling.
(c) Referral to SOAH. If after a reasonable time the proceeding
cannot be settled through agreement, the executive secretary shall refer the
matter to SOAH.
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