OAR 137-003-0515
Agency Referral to Office of Administrative Hearings

(1)

When referring a contested case to the Office of Administrative Hearings, the agency shall provide written notice of the referral to the Office of Administrative Hearings that includes the name of the agency and the name and address of each party and its counsel. The notice may also include the agency case number, the name and address of the agency staff person or the assigned assistant attorney general, if any, upon whom pleadings and other papers should be served, and any other information requested by the Office of Administrative Hearings.

(2)

The agency referral notice must be accompanied by a copy of the agency’s contested case notice in the case, a copy of any request for hearing and copies of motions or petitions filed with the agency and orders issued by the agency in the contested case.

(3)

The agency shall provide a copy of the referral notice to each party or their counsel, if any. The agency may include additional copies of documents already sent to or received from the parties or their counsel with the copy of the referral notice.

(4)

After a case has been referred by the agency to the Office of Administrative Hearings, the agency may withdraw the case from the Office of Administrative Hearings if the agency notifies the parties in writing that:

(a)

The agency is withdrawing its contested case notice;

(b)

All of the issues in the case have been resolved without the need to hold a hearing; or

(c)

The agency has determined that it is not appropriate for the case to proceed to a hearing at that time and the reason therefor.

Source: Rule 137-003-0515 — Agency Referral to Office of Administrative Hearings, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=137-003-0515 (accessed May 26, 2025).

137–003–0000
Applicability of Rules in OAR 137, Division 3 137–003–0001
Contested Case Notice 137–003–0002
Rights of Parties in Contested Cases 137–003–0003
Late Filing 137–003–0005
Participation as Party or Limited Party 137–003–0007
Agency Participation as Interested Agency or Party 137–003–0008
Authorized Representative in Designated Agencies 137–003–0010
Emergency License Suspension, Refusal to Renew 137–003–0015
Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Contested Cases Hearing 137–003–0025
Discovery in Contested Cases Hearing 137–003–0035
Prehearing Conferences 137–003–0036
Individually Identifiable Health Information 137–003–0037
Qualified Interpreters 137–003–0040
Conducting Contested Case Hearing 137–003–0045
Telephone Hearings 137–003–0050
Evidentiary Rules 137–003–0055
Ex Parte Communications 137–003–0060
Proposed Orders in Contested Cases, Filing Exceptions 137–003–0070
Final Orders in Contested Cases 137–003–0075
Final Orders by Default 137–003–0080
Reconsideration and Rehearing — Contested Cases 137–003–0090
Stay Request 137–003–0091
Intervention in Stay Proceeding 137–003–0092
Stay Proceeding and Order 137–003–0501
Rules for Office of Administrative Hearings 137–003–0505
Contested Case Notice 137–003–0510
Rights of Parties in Contested Cases 137–003–0515
Agency Referral to Office of Administrative Hearings 137–003–0520
Filing and Providing Copies of Documents in Contested Case 137–003–0525
Scheduling Hearings 137–003–0528
Late Hearing Requests 137–003–0530
Late Filing and Amendment of Documents 137–003–0535
Participation as Party or Limited Party 137–003–0540
Agency Participation as Interested Agency or Party 137–003–0545
Representation of Agency by Attorney General or Agency Representative 137–003–0550
Representation of Parties 137–003–0555
Authorized Representative of Parties Before Designated Agencies 137–003–0560
Emergency License Suspension, Refusal to Renew 137–003–0565
Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Contested Case Hearing 137–003–0566
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Methods 137–003–0567
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Standard 137–003–0568
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Procedure 137–003–0569
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Enforcement 137–003–0572
Depositions in Contested Cases 137–003–0573
Individually Identifiable Health Information 137–003–0575
Prehearing Conferences 137–003–0580
Motion for Summary Determination 137–003–0585
Subpoenas 137–003–0590
Qualified Interpreters 137–003–0595
Public Attendance 137–003–0600
Conducting the Contested Case Hearing 137–003–0605
Telephone Hearings 137–003–0610
Evidentiary Rules 137–003–0615
Judicial Notice and Official Notice of Facts 137–003–0625
Ex Parte Communications with Administrative Law Judge 137–003–0630
Motions 137–003–0635
Transmittal of Questions to the Agency 137–003–0640
Immediate Review by Chief Administrative Law Judge 137–003–0645
Proposed Orders in Contested Cases 137–003–0650
Exceptions to Proposed Order 137–003–0655
Further Hearing and Issuance of Final Order 137–003–0660
Ex Parte Communications to Agency during Review of Contested Case 137–003–0665
Final Orders in Contested Cases 137–003–0670
Default in Cases Involving a Notice of Proposed Action that Does Not Become Final Without a Hearing or Default 137–003–0672
Default in Cases Involving an Agency Order that May Become Final Without a Request for Hearing 137–003–0675
Reconsideration and Rehearing — Contested Cases 137–003–0690
Stay Request — Contested Case 137–003–0695
Intervention in Stay Proceeding 137–003–0700
Stay Proceeding and Order

May 26, 2025

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