In any contested case, if the amount in controversy exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars or if a property right may be terminated, any party to the contested case may require the agency to use the Office of Hearing Examiners by giving notice of the request no later than ten days after service of a notice of hearing issued pursuant to § 1-26-17. This section does not apply to any contested case before the Public Utilities Commission.

Source: SL 1995, ch 8, § 18; SL 2003, ch 18, § 1; SL 2007, ch 7, § 2.