Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Mar. 02, 2016
Whether Respondent timely filed a request for an administrative hearing, and, if not, whether the doctrine of equitable tolling provides a defense to the applicable deadline for filing a petition for hearing.Petition for hearing was filed with the agency 28 days late, and therefore dismissal is required. Equitable tolling was not available as a defense to the untimely filing.