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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 480. Utilities and Transportation Commission |
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Chapter 480-07. Procedural rules. |
Section 480-07-440. Hearing notice.
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- (1) Initial hearing notice.(a) Timing. The commission will set the time and place of the first hearing session or prehearing conference in any adjudication in a notice served to all parties twenty days before the hearing or conference. The commission may shorten the notice period to seven days, as provided by RCW 34.05.434. The commission will set all hearings sufficiently in advance so that all parties will have a reasonable time to prepare, considering the procedural schedule, other pending matters, and the need to minimize continuances.(b) Provisions for appointment of interpreter. The initial notice of hearing must state that if a limited-English-speaking or hearing-impaired party needs an interpreter, a qualified interpreter will be appointed at no cost to the party or witness. The notice will include a form for a party to indicate whether an interpreter is needed and to identify the primary language or hearing-impaired status of the party.(2) Notice of continued hearing sessions.(a) Permitted forms of notice. When a hearing is not concluded as scheduled, the time and place for continued hearing sessions may be set:(i) On the record without further written notice to the parties;(ii) By letter or formal notice from the secretary of the commission; or(iii) By letter or formal notice from the presiding officer.(b) Timing. There are no specific timing requirements for giving prior notice of continued hearing sessions.