- (1) A party seeking reconsideration of a Board decision may file a request for rehearing within 90 days of the date of the written decision of the Board, specifying the grounds for relief sought therein and authorities in support thereof. The filing of such an application shall not extend, modify, suspend, or delay the effective date of the order. A party seeking rehearing of an order shall be required to meet the criteria for rehearing set forth in Code of Ala. (1975), §41-22-17(c). Within 30 days of the filing of the application, the Board in its discretion may enter an order: 1) setting, upon procedural order of the Chair, a hearing on the application for a rehearing which shall be heard as soon as practicable; or 2) granting or denying the application. If the Board enters no order whatsoever regarding the application within the 30-day period, the application shall be deemed to have been denied as of the expiration period.
- (2) The filing of the request for reconsideration shall not be deemed as a prerequisite to, or hindrance of, a party’s right to judicial review of a Board decision in accordance with the procedures provided under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22, Title 41, Code of Ala. 1975.
Author: Alabama Board of Court Reporting
Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama, 1975, §§ 34-8B-1 thru 34-8B-18.
History: New Rule: Filed October 19, 2018; effective December 3, 2018. Amended: Published February 28, 2025; effective April 14, 2025.