NAC704.680357. Answer.

     1. A respondent to a complaint must serve its answer to the complaint within 7 calendar days after the date on which the complaint is filed with the Commission pursuant to NAC 704.680353.

     2. In its answer, a respondent shall:

     (a) State, in short and concise terms, its defenses to each claim asserted;

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

     (c) State which allegations, if any, the respondent is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations; and

     (d) Set forth any facts and law that constitute an affirmative defense.

     3. The Commission will consider an unexcused failure of a respondent to file an answer to a complaint within the time prescribed by this section to be an admission by the respondent to all relevant facts stated in the complaint.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R107-00, eff. 2-26-2001)