Sec. 254.8. Appeal procedures  


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  • Any inmate shall have the right to appeal the disposition of any superintendent's hearing, to which he was a party, to the commissioner within 30 days of receipt of the disposition. The commissioner or his designee shall issue a decision within 60 days of receipt of the appeal. The commissioner or his designee may:
    (a) affirm the hearing disposition;
    (b) modify the hearing disposition by dismissing certain charge(s) and/or reducing the penalty imposed;
    (c) reverse the hearing disposition; or
    (d) reverse the hearing disposition and order a new hearing. Whenever a new hearing is ordered pursuant to this subdivision, the penalty imposed at the new hearing may not exceed the penalty imposed at the original hearing.