Section 182-32-3030 - Authority of the hearing officer(1) A hearing officer must hear and decide the issues based on the evidence and oral or written arguments presented during a formal administrative hearing and admitted into the record.(2) A hearing officer has no inherent or common law powers, and is limited to those powers granted by the state constitution, statutes, or rules.(3) A hearing officer may not decide that a rule is invalid or unenforceable. If the validity of a rule is raised during a formal administrative hearing, the hearing officer may allow argument only to preserve the record for judicial review.Wash. Admin. Code § 182-32-3030
Adopted by WSR 19-01-055, Filed 12/14/2018, effective 1/14/2019Amended by WSR 19-14-093, Filed 7/1/2019, effective 8/1/2019