(1) Any party shall be entitled, upon request made before the close of the hearing, to file a brief. The examiner may direct the filing of briefs as to any or all of the issues in a case. Arrangements and due dates for briefs shall be established by the examiner. Any brief shall be filed with the examiner as required by WAC
391-08-120(1), and copies shall be served on all other parties to the proceeding as required by WAC
391-08-120 (3) and (4).
(2) A party filing a brief under this section must limit its total length to twenty-five pages (double-spaced, twelve-point type), unless:
(a) It files and serves a motion for permission to file a longer brief in order to address novel or complex legal and/or factual issues raised by the objections;
(b) The hearing examiner grants such a motion for good cause shown; and
(c) A motion for permission to file a longer brief may be made orally to the hearing examiner at the end of the administrative hearing, and the hearing officer has the authority to orally grant such motion at such time.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.52.080,
41.56.090,
41.58.050,
41.59.110,
41.76.060,
41.80.120. WSR 08-04-058, § 391-45-290, filed 1/31/08, effective 4/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.52.080,
41.56.090,
41.59.110,
41.58.050,
34.05.437,
41.56.160 and
41.59.150. WSR 00-14-048, § 391-45-290, filed 6/30/00, effective 8/1/00; WSR 98-14-112, § 391-45-290, filed 7/1/98, effective 8/1/98; WSR 96-07-105, § 391-45-290, filed 3/20/96, effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.58.050,
28B.52.080,
41.56.090,
41.59.110,
28B.52.073,
41.56.180,
41.59.150 and
53.18.015. WSR 90-06-074, § 391-45-290, filed 3/7/90, effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.52.080,
41.56.040,
41.58.050,
41.59.110 and
47.64.040. WSR 80-14-048 (Order 80-7), § 391-45-290, filed 9/30/80, effective 11/1/80.]