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10 results for “Chapter 43: Complaints”

BCO Book of Church Order (PCA)
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44.1
43-1
43-1. A complaint is a written representation made against some act or decision of a court of the Church. It is the right of any communing member of …
 44.2
43-2
43-2. A complaint shall first be made to the court whose act or decision is alleged to be in error. Written notice of complaint, with supporting reasons, shall …
 44.4
43-4
43-4. Notice of complaint shall not have the effect of suspending the action against which the complaint is made, unless one-third (1/3) of the members present when the …
 44.3
43-3
43-3. If, after considering a complaint, the court alleged to be delinquent or in error is of the opinion that it has not erred, and denies the complaint, …
 44.5
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43-5. The court against which complaint is made shall appoint one or more representatives to defend its action before the higher court, and the parties in the case …
 44.7
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43-7. The complainant shall be considered to have abandoned his complaint if he fails to appear before the higher court, in person or by counsel, for a hearing …
 44.9
43-9
43-9. At the hearing, after all the papers bearing on the complaint have been read, the complainant and respondent will be given the opportunity to present argument, the …
 44.8
43-8
43-8. Subject to the provisions below, after the higher court has decided that the notice filed with its clerk was timely and that the complaint is otherwise in …
 44.10
43-10
43-10. The higher court has power, in its discretion, to annul the whole or any part of the action of a lower court against which complaint has been …
 44.6
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43-6. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the lower court to file with the clerk of the higher court, not more than thirty (30) days …