(1) A person aggrieved by the department's decision pertaining to that person may request a hearing within 30 days of the date of the decision. All requests for hearing must be made in writing and sent to the department at any of the following addresses:

(a) Registration Section, Employment Relations Division, Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, Helena, MT 59604-8011;

(b) Registration Section, Employment Relations Division, Department of Labor and Industry, 1805 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT 59601; or

(c) appeals@mtcontractor.com.

(2) The hearing will be conducted as a contested case pursuant to the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, Title 2, chapter 4, part 6, MCA, and the department's rules.

(3) The hearing and related proceedings will be conducted by the department's Office of Administrative Hearings.

(4) Because home inspector registration is not a licensing matter, the hearing may be conducted either as a formal or informal proceeding, at the election of the person requesting the hearing.