N.J. Admin. Code § 1:1-18.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 1:1-18.2 - Oral initial decision

(a) The judge may render the initial decision orally in any case where the judge determines that the circumstances appropriately permit an oral decision and the questions of fact or law are sufficiently non-complex.

(b) The decision shall be issued, transcribed, filed with the agency head and mailed to the parties with an indication of the date of receipt by the agency head.

(c) In an oral decision, the judge shall identify the case, the parties, and the issue or issues to be decided and shall analyze the facts as they relate to the applicable law, and make findings of fact, conclusions of law and an appropriate order or disposition of the case. The decision shall include the statement at N.J.A.C. 1:1-18.3(c)12, and the judge shall explain to the parties that the decision is being forwarded to the agency head for disposition pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-10, and that exceptions may be addressed to the agency head. The judge need not specifically include in the oral decision the other material required by N.J.A.C. 1:1-18.3(c) as long as it is otherwise contained in the record.

N.J. Admin. Code § 1:1-18.2

Amended by R.1996 d.57, effective 2/5/1996.
See: 27 N.J.R. 4039(a), 28 N.J.R. 813(a).
In (a) deleted "on the record before the parties" following "orally", and in (b) substituted "the conclusion of the hearing" for "rendering an oral decision".
Amended by R.2007 d.393, effective 12/17/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2393(a), 39 N.J.R. 5201(a).
Rewrote (b).