OAR 735-150-0190: Contested Case Hearings and Disposition

(1) The Business Regulation Section of DMV may, in accordance with ORS 183.417(3), make an informal disposition of any contested case prior to the conclusion of any hearing, resulting from a sanction or civil penalty assessed under OAR chapter 735, division 150. This disposition may include a stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default order. (2) An informal disposition by stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order must be in writing, signed by any party to the contested case and incorporated into the final order. (3) The administrative law judge presiding at a contested case hearing may not adjust the amount of a civil penalty imposed by DMV under OAR 735-150-0130 or 735-150-0160.