- (1) Any party may file a written petition for administrative review of an initial order issued under WAC 246-10-503 or 246-10-608 stating the specific grounds upon which exception is taken and the relief requested.
- (2) The secretary, upon his or her own motion, may petition for administrative review of an initial order.
- (3) Petitions for administrative review must be served upon the opposing party and filed with the adjudicative clerk's office within twenty-one days of service of the initial order.
- (4) The opposing party may file a response to a petition for administrative review filed as provided in this section. The response shall be filed at the adjudicative clerk's office. The party filing the response shall serve a copy of the response upon the party requesting administrative review. If the initial order was entered pursuant to WAC 246-10-503, the response shall be filed within ten days of service of the petition. In all other matters, the response shall be filed within twenty days of service of the petition.
- (5) If a party or the secretary does not request timely administrative review of an initial order as described in this section, or a request for administrative review is dismissed, an initial order becomes a final order at 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-first calendar day after the adjudicative clerk's office serves the initial order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040, 34.05.220, 34.05.410, 18.130.050, and 34.05.413 through 34.05.476. WSR 18-18-049, § 246-10-701, filed 8/29/18, effective 9/29/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.130.050, 18.130.095, and 2013 c 109. WSR 14-03-049, § 246-10-701, filed 1/9/14, effective 2/9/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.155.040. WSR 97-12-089, § 246-10-701, filed 6/4/97, effective 7/5/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. WSR 94-04-079, § 246-10-701, filed 1/31/94, effective 3/3/94; WSR 93-13-005 (Order 369), § 246-10-701, filed 6/3/93, effective 7/4/93.]