• State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

• Petition For Contested Case Hearing - Form

• Request for Declaratory Ruling 

• Administrative Rules Concerning Contested Cases and Declaratory Rulings (PDF file) 

• Docket
The Docket is a list of all cases pending before the Department in the current fiscal year.

• Opinions and Orders
These documents are decisions on motions issued by Administrative Law Judges. These documents are preliminary and procedual Orders usually issued before a formal hearing record is made. Opinions and orders may involve an array of issues including substantive legal issues, evidentiary issues, discovery issues and summary disposition issues.

• Final Determinations and Orders
These documents are final agency decisions issued after a hearing by the Director. An FDO contains two documents; a Proposal for Decision issued by an Administrative Law Judge, and the FDO which accepts, rejects or modifies the Proposal for Decision.

• Proposed Settlements
Proposed settlements of cases involving the Land and Water Management Division can be found here. Other proposed settlements will be listed in the Department Calendar.

• Petition for Contested Case Hearing - Address

Persons desiring to file a petition for contested case must submit a completed petition to the following address:

Department of Environmental Quality
State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
P.O. Box 30473
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7973

or call (517)335-4226

There are no fees or costs associated with filing a petition.

Questions or comments for the State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules may be directed to:

Phone: (517) 335-4226; Facsimile: 517-335-5420