SECTION 101.12. Contest of Application: Form and Content

(a) Any party other than the system desiring to contest any pending application for benefits shall file with the director a written answer, setting forth:

(1) the name and address of the party filing such answer who shall be designated as "contestant";

(2) the name of the party making the application or claim being contested;

(3) a concise statement of the facts relied on by the contestant as reasons why the contested application should be denied;

(4) any counterclaim asserted by the contestant; and

(5) a prayer specifying the action which the contestant desires the system to take.

(b) The answer shall be signed by the contestant or by the contestant's duly authorized representative and must contain a certificate showing that a true copy of the same was served upon the applicant and the date and manner of such service.

Source Note: The provisions of this §101.12 adopted to be effective July 27, 1976, 1 TexReg 1929; amended to be effective January 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 389