§ 81-27-4.108. Commissioner hearings; appeals

MS Code § 81-27-4.108 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) This section does not grant a right to hearing to a person that is not otherwise granted by governing law.

(b) The commissioner may convene a hearing to receive evidence and argument regarding any matter before the commissioner for decision or review under this chapter. The hearing shall be conducted in the same manner as other hearings conducted by the commissioner.

(c) A hearing before the commissioner that is required or authorized by law may be conducted by a hearing officer on behalf of the commissioner. A matter made confidential by law must be considered by the commissioner in a closed hearing.

(d) Except as expressly provided otherwise by this chapter, a person affected by a final decision or order of the commissioner made under this chapter after a hearing may appeal the final decision or order to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. A petition for appeal filed in the district court does not stay or vacate the appealed decision or order unless the court, after notice and hearing, expressly stays or vacates the decision or order.