WAC 242-02-532   Motions -- Time for filing and hearing.  (1) A motion can be filed at any time unless otherwise specified in these rules or by a board or presiding officer.

     (2) After prehearing or other order. If a prehearing order or other order has been entered establishing a deadline for filing motions, no written motion may be filed after the date specified in the order without written permission of the board or presiding officer.

     (3) A board or presiding officer, after taking into consideration when the motion was received and the complexity of the issues raised, may, in its discretion, schedule a hearing for argument of a motion at the time of a prehearing conference or at a separate hearing time, or may defer consideration of the motion until commencement of the hearing on the petition for review. A board or presiding officer may also limit argument on a motion to briefs.

     (4) A motion, other than a dispositive motion or a motion to supplement the record, is deemed denied unless the board takes action within twenty days of filing of the motion.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 97-04-008, § 242-02-532, filed 1/24/97, effective 3/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 92-21-034, § 242-02-532, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]