WAC 242-02-260   Amendments to petitions for review and answers.  (1) A petition for review or answer may be amended as a matter of right until thirty days after its date of filing.

     (2) Thereafter any amendments shall be requested in writing by motion, and will be made only after approval by a board or presiding officer. Amendments shall not be freely granted and may be denied upon a showing by the adverse party of unreasonable and unavoidable hardship, or by a board's finding that granting the same would adversely impact a board's ability to meet the time requirements of RCW 36.70A.300 for issuing a final order. The board may, upon motion of a party or upon its own motion, require a more complete statement of the nature of the claim or defense or any other matter stated in a pleading.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 97-04-008, § 242-02-260, filed 1/24/97, effective 3/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 92-21-034, § 242-02-260, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]