Wash. Admin. Code § 242-03-710 - Default

(1) When a party to a proceeding has, after proper notice, failed to attend a hearing or any other matter before the board or presiding officer, or failed to file a prehearing brief, a motion for default or dismissal may be brought by any party to the case or raised by the board upon its own motion or by a presiding officer. Any order granting the motion shall include a statement of the grounds for the order and shall be served upon all parties to the case.

(2) If the party in default is the respondent, the board may determine whether petitioner has made a prima facie case that overcomes the statutory presumption of validity such that, in absence of briefing and argument by respondent, the board's order should include a finding of noncompliance, specifying the grounds for the order.

(3) Within seven days after service of an order of dismissal, default or noncompliance under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, the party against whom the order was entered may file a written objection requesting that the order be vacated and stating the specific grounds relied upon. The board may, for good cause, set aside the order.

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Wash. Admin. Code § 242-03-710

Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 11-13-109, § 242-03-710, filed 6/21/11, effective 7/22/11.