Opinion ID: 1862032
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Heading: Factor Number Three

Text: ¶ 66. In regards to factor three, the Commission responds that the Hearing Examiner simply followed the mandate of the statutory scheme as passed by our state legislature. See Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (1991). Further, Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-163(1) specifically puts the burden on the petitioner. ¶ 67. The Commission points out that a similar burden is put on the petitioner throughout Mississippi law. Mississippi Dep't of Corrections v. McClee, 677 So.2d 732, 734 (Miss.1996); see also Ricks v. Mississippi State Dep't of Health, 719 So.2d 173 (Miss.1998)(holding that a rebuttable presumption in favor of the action of an administrative agency and the burden of proof is upon one challenging its action); State v. Beebe, 687 So.2d 702 (Miss.1996)(party challenging administrative agency's actions maintains the burden of proof); accord City of Durant v. Humphreys County Mem. Hosp., 587 So.2d 244, 251 (Miss.1991); Gill v. Mississippi Dep't of Wildlife Conserv., 574 So.2d 586, 593 (Miss.1990). We agree and find no error here.