{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-237.076","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 237.076","heading":"SETTLEMENT; PROCEDURES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Settlement.\nIn proceedings before the commission, interested parties are encouraged to enter into settlements of their disputes. If a settlement is reached before a contested case hearing has been ordered and the commission rejects the settlement, the commission shall order a contested case hearing if a significant issue has not been resolved to the commission's satisfaction. When a contested case hearing has been ordered under this chapter, the Office of Administrative Hearings, before conducting the hearing, shall convene a settlement conference including all the parties to encourage settlement of issues in the contested case. If a stipulated settlement is not reached before the contested case hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings may, at its discretion or a party's request, reconvene the settlement conference during the hearing or after its completion. If all parties agree to a stipulated settlement of the case or a part of the case, the settlement must be submitted to the commission.\nSubd. 2. Procedures.\nThe commission may accept a settlement upon finding that to do so is in the public interest and is supported by substantial evidence. If the commission does not accept a settlement, it may issue an order modifying the settlement, subject to the approval of the parties. A party has ten days after entry of the order, or of an order disposing of a petition for reconsideration, in which to reject the proposed modification. If no party rejects the proposed modification, the commission's order becomes final. If the commission rejects a settlement or if a party rejects the commission's proposed modification of a settlement, the matter must be referred to the administrative law judge assigned to the case for further proceedings.","path":["TELECOMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 237. TELECOMMUNICATIONS","RATES AND PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/237.076","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"164f0821f0c18785dcce09951a4782c734d69c49adcd5dbac34759b1179f63f1","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-237.075","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-237.078"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}