(1) Within thirty calendar days of receipt of all response(s) submitted by the parties or oral argument, if any, whichever is later, the reviewing officer(s) will issue an order, which will include the outcome, any sanction, and a brief statement of the reasons for the outcome. All parties will receive simultaneous, written notification of the outcome of the review.
(2) The reviewing officer(s) may reach one of the following results:
(a) Conclude there is no basis for remand or alteration of sanctions, and issue a final order disposing of the proceeding;
(b) Remand for further fact finding or review if newly discovered evidence may have impacted the result or if the record demonstrates material error with instructions to the presiding officer who entered the initial order;
(c) Increase or reduce the sanction(s), and issue a final order disposing of the proceeding; or
(d) Issue a final order disposing of the proceeding or remand the matter for further proceedings on any other grounds that would warrant modification, withdrawal, or reversal of the order, with instructions to the presiding officer who entered the initial order.
(3) When issuing orders under this section, the order shall include, or incorporate by reference to the initial order, all matters required by RCW
34.05.461(3).
(4) The reviewing officer(s) will serve the order to the parties, simultaneously and in writing.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.20.130. WSR 17-15-068, § 478-121-443, filed 7/14/17, effective 8/18/17.]