1. (a) The Board and the party or parties may agree in advance to simplify the hearing by entering into written stipulations that:

   1. (1) decrease the number of issues to be contested at the hearing;
   2. (2) accept the admissibility or authenticity of certain proposed evidence; and
   3. (3) accept findings of fact or conclusions of law.
2. (b) Informal disposition may be made of any contested case or any issue therein by stipulation, agreement, or consent order at any time.

History Note: Authority G.S. 83A‑6; 150B-22; 150B‑38;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Recodified from 21 NCAC 2 .0608;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 13, 2015;
Readopted Eff. June 1, 2026.