Or. Admin. Code § 860-001-0460 - Official Notice

(1) The Commission or ALJ may take official notice of the following:

(a) All matters of which the courts of the State of Oregon take judicial notice;

(b) Rules, regulations, administrative rulings, and reports of the Commission and other governmental agencies;

(c) Permits, certificates, and licenses issued by the Commission;

(d) Documents and records in the files of the Commission that have been made a part of the files in the regular course of performing the Commission's duties;

(e) General, technical, or scientific facts within the specialized knowledge of the agency;

(f) The results of the Commission's or ALJ's inspection of property at issue in the proceedings if advance notice of the inspection was provided to the parties.

(2) The Commission or the ALJ must notify the parties when official notice is taken. The notice may be given on the record during the hearing, in an ALJ ruling, or in a Commission order. A party may object to the fact noticed within 15 days of the hearing during which notice was given, the ALJ ruling, or the Commission order. The objecting party may explain or rebut the noticed fact.

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Or. Admin. Code § 860-001-0460

PUC 5-2010, f. & cert. ef. 10-22-10

Stat. Auth.: ORS 756.040 & 756.060

Stats. Implemented: ORS 183.450, 756.040 & 756.500 - 756.575