{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-13b.070","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 13B.070","heading":"Prehearing conference -- Mediation and informal settlement procedures.","body":"(1) A hearing officer may convene and conduct a prehearing conference upon\nreasonable notice to all parties to explore jurisdictional matters, mediation and\nsettlement possibilities, preparation of stipulations, clarification of issues, rulings on\nwitnesses, taking of evidence, issuance of subpoenas and orders, and other matters\nthat will promote the orderly and prompt conduct of the hearing.\n(2) Upon conclusion of a prehearing conference, the hearing officer shall issue a\nprehearing order incorporating all mat ters determined at the prehearing conference.\nIf a prehearing conference is not held, the hearing officer may issue a prehearing\norder, based on the pleadings, to regulate the conduct of the hearing.\n(3) Except to the extent precluded by another provision of law, mediation or informal\nsettlement of matters that may make unnecessary more elaborate proceedings under\nthis chapter is encouraged. Agencies that employ informal settlement procedures\nshall establish by administrative regulation the specific procedu res to be used. This\nsubsection shall not be construed, however, as requiring any party to settle a matter\npursuant to informal procedures when the right to an administrative hearing is\nconferred.","path":["KRS Chapter 13B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=791","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:31Z","sha256":"f58b947680c6c7de32334edfc3aad70c2e922fd7f83aba9c9a6232214edfd89d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-13b.060","next":"us-ky/krs-13b.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}