OAR 257-050-0170
Hearings
(1)
The Oregon Administrative Procedures Act shall govern the conduct of any hearing held pursuant to these regulations. The burden of proof in any hearing before the Hearing Officer shall be on the tow business seeking a letter of appointment, or on the qualified tow business that has had its letter of appointment suspended or revoked by the Oregon State Police.(2)
A request for an administrative hearing must be in writing and be received by the Department no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of notice of denial, suspension and/or revocation as evidenced by the postmark. The Department may also initiate or request an administrative hearing, regarding a denial, suspension and/or revocation of a letter of appointment.(3)
An administrative hearing must be conducted within ninety (90) days from the date the written request is received by the Department or on the first business day thereafter if the 90th day is a weekend or holiday, unless the parties agree to an extension of time.(4)
Any request by a qualified tow business for a continuance or reset of the hearing after the original scheduled date will result in the temporary suspension and/or extension of any temporary suspension of the qualified tow business’s letter of appointment until a ruling is issued from the hearing with no liability to the Department. If the Department requests a continuance or reset of a hearing, the qualified tow business shall be left on the tow rotational list until a ruling is issued from the hearing unless a temporary suspension has been levied against the qualified tow business.(5)
Oral proceedings shall be recorded and shall become part of the hearing record.(6)
The Department shall appoint a Hearing Officer to conduct the hearing. The Hearings Officer shall issue a proposed order that shall include written findings of facts based on the evidence and written conclusions of law based on the findings.(7)
Exceptions to proposed orders must be submitted to the Department in writing within ten (10) days of the date the proposed order is issued, or on the first business day thereafter if the 10th day is a weekend or holiday. Written argument submitted with the exceptions will be considered; no opportunity for oral argument will be allowed. The Department shall issue a final order.
Source:
Rule 257-050-0170 — Hearings, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=257-050-0170.