OAR 438-085-0810: Failure to Appear

(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, failure of a party to appear at the hearing shall be considered a default and a waiver of all rights except the right to be served with a copy of the Administrative Law Judge’s order and the right to request judicial review in accordance with ORS 183.480 to 183.500. A default order may be issued only upon a prima facie case made in the evidentiary record. (2) Upon a showing of good cause, the Administrative Law Judge shall excuse a party’s failure to appear and reconvene the hearing.