WAC 242-02-558   Prehearing conference -- Agreements.  At the conclusion of a prehearing conference, the presiding officer may require the parties to submit a proposed prehearing order. The presiding officer will issue an order reciting the action taken at the conference and any agreements of the parties or decisions of the presiding officer. The order may include provisions pertaining to:

     (1) Jurisdiction and standing;

     (2) Issues;

     (3) Admissions;

     (4) Witnesses, if permitted;

     (5) Time, location and length of hearings;

     (6) Authenticity and/or admissibility of exhibits;

     (7) Qualification of witnesses, if permitted;

     (8) Rulings of the board prior to the prehearing conference;

     (9) Rulings of the presiding officer; and

     (10) Any other matters that may expedite the hearing. Any objection to such order shall be made in writing within seven days after the date the order is dated. A board shall serve its prehearing order on the same day that the order is dated. The order shall control ensuing proceedings unless modified for good cause by a subsequent order.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 94-07-033, § 242-02-558, filed 3/9/94, effective 4/9/94; 92-21-034, § 242-02-558, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]