LIRLJ 2.6

SCHEDULING OF CONTESTED HEARINGS

Upon receipt of a request for the subpoena of a citing officer, or upon receipt of a subpoena for a citing officer, the court may reschedule the associated contested hearing to the next appropriate date scheduled for the appearance of citing officers.

(i) A defendant who requests a contested hearing may first be scheduled for a prehearing conference, which shall be scheduled for not less than 14 days from the date the written notice of the hearing is sent by the court nor more than 45 days from the date of the notice of infraction or the date a default judgment is set aside, unless otherwise agreed by the defendant in writing.

(ii) The prehearing conference may be waived by the defendant in writing if the waiver is received by the court before the time set for the prehearing conference. If the prehearing conference is waived, the case will be set for contested hearing. The contested hearing shall be scheduled for not more than 90 days from the date of the prehearing conference or, if the prehearing conference is waived, from the date of the waiver of the prehearing conference is received by the court.