The Director shall give an applicant for or holder of a license a notice of and opportunity for a hearing before the Director if the effect of the action would be one of the following:
If the Director proposes taking an action of the type specified in § 2931.1(a), the Director shall give a written notice to the respondent stating the following:
If the Director proposes taking an action of the type specified in §§ 2931.1(b), (c), or(d), the Director shall give written notice to the respondent stating:
A notice given pursuant to § 2931.1 shall be in the form of charges and specifications. A notice given pursuant to § 2931.3 shall be in the form of a notice of intent to deny in letter format.
If a respondent who was sent a notice of a proposed action pursuant to § 2931.1 does not mail or deliver a request for a hearing within the time and in the manner required under that section, the Director may proceed with or without a hearing and may render a decision on the basis of evidence before the Director.
If a respondent scheduled for a hearing does not appear for the hearing, and no continuance has been granted, the Director may receive evidence and hear testimony and may render a decision on the basis of evidence before the Director.
All decisions by the Director shall be supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence.
The Director shall inform the parties of an action taken under this section.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 17-2931