OAR 137-003-0645
Proposed Orders in Contested Cases

(1)

Unless the administrative law judge is authorized or required to issue a final order without first issuing a proposed order, the administrative law judge shall prepare a proposed order.

(2)

The proposed order shall be based exclusively on:

(a)

The pleadings, including the contested case notice, and motions;

(b)

The applicable law;

(c)

Evidence and arguments;

(d)

Stipulations;

(e)

Ex parte written communications received by the administrative law judge, memoranda prepared by the administrative law judge reflecting the substance of any ex parte oral communications made to the administrative law judge, written responses made by the administrative law judge and any memoranda prepared by the administrative law judge reflecting the substance of any oral responses made by the administrative law judge;

(f)

Judicially cognizable facts and matters officially noticed;

(g)

Proposed findings of fact and written argument submitted by a party or the agency;

(h)

Intermediate orders or rulings by the administrative law judge or Chief Administrative Law Judge; and

(i)

Any other material made part of the record of the hearing.

(3)

The proposed order shall fully dispose of all issues presented to the administrative law judge that are required to resolve the case. The proposed order shall be in writing and shall include:

(a)

The case caption;

(b)

The name of the administrative law judge(s), the appearances of the parties and identity of witnesses;

(c)

A statement of the issues;

(d)

References to specific statutes or rules at issue;

(e)

Rulings on issues presented to the administrative law judge, such as admissibility of offered evidence, when the rulings are not set forth in the record;

(f)

Findings as to each issue of fact and as to each ultimate fact required to support the proposed order, along with a statement of the underlying facts supporting each finding;

(g)

Conclusions of law based on the findings of fact and applicable law;

(h)

An explanation of the reasoning that leads from the findings of fact to the legal conclusion(s);

(i)

The action the administrative law judge recommends the agency take as a result of the facts found and the legal conclusions arising there from; and

(j)

The name of the administrative law judge who prepared the proposed order and the date the order was issued.

(4)

The agency by rule may provide that the proposed order will become a final order if no exceptions are filed within the time specified in the agency rule unless the agency notifies the parties and the administrative law judge that the agency will issue the final order. If the agency adopts such a rule, the proposed order shall include a statement to this effect.

(5)

If the recommended action in the proposed order is adverse to any party, the proposed order shall also include a statement that the party may file exceptions and present argument to the agency or, if authorized to issue the final order, to the administrative law judge. The proposed order shall include information provided by the agency as to:

(a)

Where and when written exceptions must be filed to be considered by the agency; and

(b)

When and in what form argument may be made to the official(s) who will render the final order.

(6)

The administrative law judge shall serve the proposed order on the agency and each party.

(7)

The proposed order shall include a certificate of service, documenting the date the proposed order was served on the agency and each party.

(8)

The administrative law judge shall transmit the hearing record to the agency when the proposed order is served or, if the administrative law judge has authority to issue a final order, when the final order is served.

Source: Rule 137-003-0645 — Proposed Orders in Contested Cases, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=137-003-0645.

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
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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