NAC467.924. Answer; appearance by respondent; failure to file answer or appear.

     1. The respondent shall file an answer with the Commission not later than 20 days after the date the complaint is served on the respondent. In the answer, the respondent shall:

     (a) State in short and plain terms his or her defenses to each claim asserted;

     (b) Admit or deny the facts alleged in the complaint;

     (c) State which allegations he or she is without knowledge or information to form a belief as to their truth; and

     (d) Set forth any avoidance or affirmative defense that the respondent desires to assert.

     2. If a respondent answers allegations by stating that he or she is without knowledge or information to form a belief as to their truth, such allegations shall be deemed to be denied.

     3. Unless the Chair of the Commission has waived the requirement of personal attendance, a respondent shall personally attend a hearing on the merits.

     4. If a respondent fails to file an answer to the complaint or to appear personally at a hearing on the merits without having obtained a waiver of appearance pursuant to subsection 3, such failure shall be deemed to be:

     (a) An admission of all matters and facts contained in the complaint with respect to such respondent; and

     (b) A waiver of the right to an evidentiary hearing.

     (Added to NAC by Athletic Comm’n by R083-00, eff. 9-22-2000)