Response to petition.

69-02-10-07. Response to petition. Under section 252(b)(3) of the Act, a nonpetitioning party to a negotiation may respond to a petition for arbitration within twenty-five days after the commission receives the petition, and may present additional issues and provide additional relevant documentation it wishes to have considered pertaining to any of the issues. The party that files a response to a petition for arbitration with the commission must deliver a copy of the response with proof of service on all parties to the negotiation at the time the response is filed with the commission. History: Effective July 1, 1997. General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 49-02-11 Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-05.1, 49-01-07