Petition for Reconsideration (Administrative Agency)

PETITION FOR REHEARING / RECONSIDERATION (ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY)

State of Missouri — Missouri Administrative Procedure Act (Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 536)

CRITICAL DEADLINE AND PROCEDURAL NOTICE — READ BEFORE FILING

Judicial review deadline under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.110: A petition for judicial review must be filed within 30 days after the mailing or delivery of notice of the agency's final decision. This is a jurisdictional deadline — failure to file within 30 days divests the court of jurisdiction.

Rehearing at the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC): Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 621.045, a party may file an application for rehearing with the AHC within 15 days after service of the decision. The application shall set forth the specific grounds for the rehearing. If a timely application for rehearing is filed, the 30-day judicial review period under § 536.110 does not begin to run until the AHC rules on the application.

Agency-specific rehearing/reconsideration: Missouri's APA (Chapter 536) does not contain a universal provision granting the right to rehearing or reconsideration for all agencies. However, many agencies and the AHC have specific rules permitting rehearing applications. Check the specific agency's rules and enabling statute.

Effect on judicial review: Filing a rehearing application tolls the judicial review deadline only if the agency's rules expressly provide for it. For AHC proceedings, § 621.045 provides tolling. For other agencies, confirm with counsel whether tolling applies.

Standard of review: Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.140, the reviewing court determines whether the agency decision is supported by competent and substantial evidence upon the whole record, whether the decision is authorized by law, and whether it is arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

This Petition for Rehearing/Reconsideration is a formal request to a Missouri state administrative agency or the Administrative Hearing Commission to rehear, reconsider, modify, or vacate its final decision or order in a contested case. It is filed with the agency or the AHC and is typically the final administrative step before seeking judicial review.

Common Missouri agencies and tribunals where this petition may be used:

• Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) — professional licensing, regulatory cases
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) — health facility licensing, enforcement
• Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) — insurance regulation, securities
• Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) — public benefits, MO HealthNet
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) — environmental permits, enforcement
• Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations — unemployment, workers' compensation
• Missouri Division of Professional Registration — professional licensing boards
• Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) — utility regulation
• Missouri Department of Revenue — tax assessments
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) — education matters
• Missouri Human Rights Commission — discrimination complaints
• Missouri Department of Agriculture — agricultural regulation
• Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission — transportation matters

GROUNDS FOR REHEARING / RECONSIDERATION CHECKLIST

(Grounds recognized under Missouri administrative law — Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.140, § 621.045)

Check all grounds that apply:

☐ Error of Law — The agency misapplied or misinterpreted a statute, regulation, or controlling legal standard, including the standard or burden of proof

☐ Error of Fact / Not Supported by Competent and Substantial Evidence — The agency's findings of fact are not supported by competent and substantial evidence upon the whole record (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.140(2))

☐ Newly Discovered Evidence — Material evidence has been discovered that was not available and could not reasonably have been discovered or presented at the hearing, even with due diligence

☐ Agency Exceeded Its Statutory Authority — The agency's decision is unauthorized by law or exceeded the scope of the authority delegated to it by the General Assembly (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.140(2))

☐ Decision Is Arbitrary, Capricious, or Unreasonable — The decision lacks a rational basis, is unsupported by the findings, or is unreasonable under the circumstances (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.140(2))

☐ Procedural Error / Denial of Due Process — A material procedural defect occurred that violated Petitioner's rights under the Missouri APA or constitutional due process

☐ Constitutional Violation — The decision or the underlying statute/rule violates the Missouri Constitution or the United States Constitution

☐ Failure to Make Required Findings — The agency failed to make findings of fact and conclusions of law as required by Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.080 or § 536.090

☐ Penalty or Sanction Is Disproportionate — The penalty or sanction imposed is excessive in relation to the violation and inconsistent with agency guidelines or prior precedent

☐ Other: [________________________________]

PETITION FOR REHEARING / RECONSIDERATION

BEFORE THE [________________________________]
STATE OF MISSOURI

In the Matter of:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
(Petitioner / Respondent in Underlying Proceeding)

Agency/AHC Case No.: [________________________________]

Decision/Order No.: [________________________________]

Date Decision Was Mailed/Served: [__/__/____]

APPLICATION FOR REHEARING PURSUANT TO [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 621.045 / AGENCY RULE: ________________________________]

SECTION 1 — IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES

1.1 Petitioner:

Full Legal Name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
City, State, Zip: [________________________________], MO [____]
Telephone: ([____]) [____]-[____]
Email: [________________________________]
License/Registration No. (if applicable): [________________________________]
Missouri Business Entity Type (if applicable): [________________________________]

1.2 Petitioner's Legal Counsel:

Attorney Name: [________________________________]
Missouri Bar No.: [________________________________]
Firm Name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
City, State, Zip: [________________________________], MO [____]
Telephone: ([____]) [____]-[____]
Email: [________________________________]

1.3 Respondent Agency / Administrative Hearing Commission:

Agency/Tribunal Name: [________________________________]
Division/Board/Bureau (if applicable): [________________________________]
Director/Commissioner/Chief ALJ: [________________________________]
Clerk/Docket Contact: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
City, State, Zip: [________________________________], MO [____]

1.4 Other Parties of Record:

Name: [________________________________] Role (e.g., Complainant, Intervenor): [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]

Name: [________________________________] Role: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]

SECTION 2 — JURISDICTION AND TIMELINESS

2.1 Statutory Basis:

This Application for Rehearing is filed pursuant to:

☐ Mo. Rev. Stat. § 621.045 (Administrative Hearing Commission — 15-day deadline for application for rehearing)

☐ Agency-specific rule: [________________________________] (cite specific agency regulation authorizing rehearing/reconsideration)

☐ Other statutory authority: [________________________________]

Petitioner is a party to the above-captioned contested case and requests rehearing/reconsideration on the grounds stated herein.

2.2 Timeliness — Deadline Calculation:

The agency's/AHC's decision was mailed/served on: [__/__/____]

Deadline for filing application for rehearing:

• Under § 621.045 (AHC): 15 days from service = [__/__/____]
• Under agency-specific rule: [____] days from service = [__/__/____]

This Application is filed on: [__/__/____]

☐ This Application is timely filed within the applicable deadline.

2.3 Effect on Judicial Review Deadline:

Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.110, a petition for judicial review must be filed within 30 days after mailing or delivery of notice of the agency's final decision. Petitioner states:

☐ Under § 621.045, the filing of this timely application for rehearing with the AHC tolls the 30-day judicial review period, which will begin to run upon the AHC's ruling on this application.

☐ The agency's rules expressly provide that filing a rehearing application tolls the judicial review deadline.

☐ The agency's rules do NOT expressly address tolling, and Petitioner is preserving all rights by monitoring the 30-day deadline under § 536.110.

2.4 Agency-Specific Rules:

Agency-specific rehearing/reconsideration rule: [________________________________]
Code of State Regulations (CSR) cite: [________________________________]
Additional requirements: [________________________________]

SECTION 3 — DESCRIPTION OF CHALLENGED DECISION

3.1 Identification of Decision:

Title of Final Decision/Order: [________________________________]
Decision/Order Number: [________________________________]
Date Decision Issued: [__/__/____]
Date Decision Mailed/Served on Petitioner: [__/__/____]

Presiding ALJ/Commissioner: [________________________________]
Hearing date(s): [__/__/____] through [__/__/____]

☐ AHC proceeding — decision issued by AHC Commissioner
☐ Agency hearing — decision issued by agency head or designated decision-maker
☐ Other: [________________________________]

3.2 Nature of the Proceeding:

☐ Professional license denial, suspension, revocation, probation, or non-renewal
☐ Civil penalty or fine
☐ Environmental enforcement action or permit denial (DNR)
☐ Public benefits denial or reduction (DSS/MO HealthNet)
☐ Unemployment insurance determination
☐ Tax assessment or deficiency (Department of Revenue)
☐ Insurance or financial regulatory action (DCI)
☐ Public utility regulatory matter (PSC)
☐ Workers' compensation dispute
☐ Human rights/discrimination complaint
☐ Education regulatory matter (DESE)
☐ Other: [________________________________]

3.3 Summary of Challenged Decision:

[Describe precisely what the agency or AHC found and ordered. Include specific violations found, penalties imposed, license actions taken, and what portions of the decision are being challenged. Cite to page and paragraph numbers of the decision.]

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

SECTION 4 — PROCEDURAL HISTORY

4.1 Initiation of Proceeding:

Date of initial action (e.g., complaint, notice of violation, accusation): [__/__/____]
Title of initial pleading: [________________________________]
Initiating party: [________________________________]

4.2 Pre-Hearing Proceedings:

Notice of Hearing: [__/__/____]
Prehearing Conference: [__/__/____]
Discovery: ☐ Yes ☐ No Description: [________________________________]
Motions filed: [________________________________]

4.3 Hearing:

Hearing date(s): [__/__/____] through [__/__/____]
Presiding Officer/ALJ: [________________________________]
Location: [________________________________]

Witnesses for Petitioner:

1. [________________________________] Subject: [________________________________]
2. [________________________________] Subject: [________________________________]
3. [________________________________] Subject: [________________________________]

Witnesses for Agency:

1. [________________________________] Subject: [________________________________]
2. [________________________________] Subject: [________________________________]

Exhibits admitted:

• Agency Exhibits: [________________________________]
• Petitioner Exhibits: [________________________________]

4.4 Post-Hearing Submissions:

Post-hearing briefs filed: ☐ Yes ☐ No Date(s): [__/__/____]
Proposed findings of fact submitted: ☐ Yes ☐ No Date(s): [__/__/____]

4.5 Final Decision:

Decision issued on: [__/__/____]
Decision served/mailed on: [__/__/____]

SECTION 5 — STATEMENT OF FACTS

5.1 Background and Context:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

5.2 Specific Factual Errors or Omissions in the Decision:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

5.3 Facts Supporting Ground 1 ([________________________________]):

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

5.4 Facts Supporting Ground 2 ([________________________________]):

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

5.5 Newly Discovered Evidence (if applicable):

Description of new evidence: [________________________________]
Date discovered: [__/__/____]
Why not available before or during hearing despite diligence: [________________________________]
How this evidence would have materially affected the outcome: [________________________________]

SECTION 6 — SPECIFIC GROUNDS FOR REHEARING AND LEGAL ARGUMENT

Ground 1: [________________________________]

Specific Error in the Decision:

[Identify the precise finding of fact, conclusion of law, or penalty determination that is erroneous. Cite the page and paragraph of the decision. Under § 621.045, the application must set forth the specific grounds.]

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Legal Standard:

[State the applicable standard. Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.140(2), the reviewing court shall set aside the agency's decision if it determines that the decision: (1) is in violation of constitutional provisions; (2) is in excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the agency; (3) is unsupported by competent and substantial evidence upon the whole record; (4) is not authorized by law; (5) was made upon unlawful procedure or without a fair trial; (6) is arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable; or (7) involves an abuse of discretion.]

[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Argument:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Supporting Authorities:

• Missouri Statute: [________________________________]
• Code of State Regulations: [________________________________]
• Case Law: [________________________________]
• Agency/AHC Precedent: [________________________________]

Ground 2: [________________________________]

Specific Error:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Legal Standard:

[________________________________]

Argument:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Supporting Authorities:

• [________________________________]
• [________________________________]
• [________________________________]

Ground 3 (if applicable): [________________________________]

Specific Error:

[________________________________]

Argument:

[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
[________________________________]

Supporting Authorities:

• [________________________________]
• [________________________________]

SECTION 7 — RELIEF REQUESTED

Petitioner respectfully requests that the Agency/AHC grant this Application for Rehearing and:

☐ Vacate the Decision in its entirety and dismiss the complaint/charges

☐ Modify the Decision as follows: [________________________________]

☐ Remand for a new or supplemental hearing on the following issues: [________________________________]

☐ Reopen the record to receive newly discovered evidence described herein

☐ Reduce the penalty from [________________________________] to [________________________________], with reasoning: [________________________________]

☐ Reduce the disciplinary action from [________________________________] to [________________________________]

☐ Stay the effective date of the decision pending resolution of this Application

☐ Other: [________________________________]

SECTION 8 — EXHIBITS

SECTION 9 — VERIFICATION

I, [________________________________], declare under the penalties of perjury under the laws of the State of Missouri that the foregoing Application for Rehearing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I am authorized to file this Application on behalf of Petitioner.

Executed on [__/__/____] at [________________________________], Missouri.

Signature: _________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________]
Title/Capacity: [________________________________]

SECTION 10 — SIGNATURE BLOCK

Respectfully submitted,

_________________________________
[________________________________] (Attorney Name)
Missouri Bar No.: [________________________________]
[________________________________] (Firm Name)
[________________________________] (Address)
[________________________________], MO [____]
Telephone: ([____]) [____]-[____]
Facsimile: ([____]) [____]-[____]
Email: [________________________________]

Counsel for Petitioner [________________________________]

Date: [__/__/____]

SECTION 11 — CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on [__/__/____], I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing Application for Rehearing and all exhibits upon the following parties by the method(s) indicated:

Agency Clerk / AHC Clerk:
[________________________________]
[________________________________], MO [____]
☐ Personal delivery ☐ First-class U.S. Mail ☐ Overnight courier ☐ Email: [________________________________] ☐ E-filing system

Agency Legal Counsel / Attorney General's Office:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
☐ Personal delivery ☐ First-class U.S. Mail ☐ Email: [________________________________]

Opposing Party / Complainant:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
☐ Personal delivery ☐ First-class U.S. Mail ☐ Email: [________________________________]

Other Party of Record:
[________________________________]
[________________________________]
☐ Personal delivery ☐ First-class U.S. Mail ☐ Email: [________________________________]

_________________________________
Signature
Printed Name: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]

SECTION 12 — NEXT STEPS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW

12.1 Agency/AHC Action on Application:

The agency or AHC may:

• Grant the application and schedule a rehearing
• Grant reconsideration on the existing record
• Modify, vacate, or affirm the decision
• Deny the application in writing
• Take no action within the prescribed time (deemed denial)

12.2 Judicial Review — Circuit Court:

Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.100-536.150, judicial review is sought by filing a petition for review in the circuit court:

• Where to file: Circuit court of the county of the petitioner's residence, or Cole County if the petitioner is not a Missouri resident (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.100)
• Deadline: Within 30 days after the mailing or delivery of notice of the agency's final decision (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.110). If a timely rehearing application is filed with the AHC under § 621.045, the 30-day period runs from the AHC's ruling on the application.
• Standard under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.140(2): The court determines whether the decision is supported by competent and substantial evidence upon the whole record; is authorized by law; and is not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable
• Record: The reviewing court reviews the record made before the agency

12.3 Preservation of Issues:

All issues intended to be raised in judicial review should be raised in this Application. Under Missouri law, issues not raised in a timely rehearing application or before the agency may be deemed waived on judicial review.

12.4 Stay Pending Review:

A stay of the agency's decision may be sought from the circuit court upon the filing of a petition for judicial review. The court may impose conditions including the posting of a bond.

This template was prepared for use in Missouri administrative proceedings under Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 536. For AHC proceedings, the 15-day deadline under § 621.045 is critical. This template must be reviewed and customized by a qualified attorney licensed in Missouri before use.