1. (1) Issued by administrative law judge. If the administrative law judge is not the final decisionmaker in a contested case, the administrative law judge shall prepare a proposed decision for consideration by the final decisionmaker. The proposed decision shall include proposed findings of fact, proposed conclusions of law, a proposed final order, and the administrative law judge’s signed opinion explaining the proposed decision. A copy of the proposed decision shall be mailed or delivered to every party to the contested case.

2. (2) Objections by parties.

   1. (a) Any party may file written objections to the administrative law judge’s proposed decision under sub. (1). Unless the final decisionmaker specifies a different time period, an objecting party shall file objections within a time period specified by the administrative law judge. The objecting party shall identify the legal or factual grounds for each objection, and may file a written brief or argument in support of the objections.

   2. (b) A final decisionmaker may do either of the following:

      1. 1. Extend or limit the time for filing objections.
      2. 2. Permit the parties to make further oral or written arguments to the final decisionmaker.

History

History: Cr. Register, May, 1992, No. 437, eff. 6-1-92; am. (1) and (2) (a), Register, June, 1999, No. 522, eff. 7-1-99.