Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Rule 1 CCR 104-3-25 - Closing StatementA. At the conclusion of a hearing, a party may make a closing statement or, at the discretion of the ALJ, submit a written closing statement. A written closing statement shall be submitted by mail or email, in Microsoft Word format, to the OAC. The deadline for submission of written closing statements shall be at the discretion of the ALJ.B. Written closing statements shall be limited to the issues endorsed before the ALJ on the record at the hearing. Written closing statements shall not include any attached documents that were not admitted into evidence by the ALJ at hearing unless otherwise stipulated by the parties or permitted by the ALJ for good cause shown.C. Any written closing statement shall not exceed 20 pages, double-spaced and in 12-point type, Arial or Helvetica font. An ALJ may allow a written closing statement to exceed 20 pages for good cause shown. Any written closing statement that exceeds the limits set forth in this Rule may be rejected by the ALJ.38 CR 05, March 10, 2015, effective 3/30/201542 CR 16, August 25, 2019, effective 9/14/201944 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 6/30/202146 CR 15, August 10, 2023, effective 9/1/2023