SECTION 160:35-7-7. Review of an order

(a)   Rehearing, reopening or reconsideration.

(1)   Application.

(A)   Any party aggrieved by a final order may apply for a rehearing, reopening or reconsideration within ten (10) days from the date of the order [75:317(A)].

(B)   The application shall be in writing and assert a statutory ground for a rehearing, reopening or reconsideration.

(C)   The statutory grounds are:

(i)   newly discovered or newly available evidence, relevant to the issues;

(ii)   need for additional evidence adequately to develop the facts essential to proper decision;

(iii)   probable error committed by the Department in the proceeding or in the decision such as would be ground for reversal on judicial review of the order;

(iv)   need for further consideration of the issues and the evidence in the public interest; or

(v)   a showing that issues not previously considered ought to be examined in order properly to dispose of the matter [75:317(A)(1) - (5)].

(2)   Application order.

(A)   The Administrator shall issue an order granting or denying the rehearing, reopening or reconsideration within thirty (30) days from receipt of the application unless the period is extended by written agreement between the party and the Administrator.

(B)   If the application is granted, the order shall set forth the grounds that justify it [75:317(B)].

(3)   Hearing.

(A)   If the rehearing, reopening or reconsideration is granted, the hearing shall be limited to the ground or grounds upon which it was ordered [75:317(D)].

(B)   All parties shall be afforded the opportunity to respond and present evidence and argument on all points at issue [75:309(C)], and shall have the right to counsel [75:310(5)].

(4)   Rehearing order.

(A)   The Administrator shall issue an order from the rehearing, reopening or reconsideration within sixty (60) days from the last day of the hearing unless the period is extended by written agreement between the party and the Administrator.

(B)   The order shall:

(i)   be in writing;

(ii)   state findings of fact that shall be limited to the evidence from the hearing unless the parties agree otherwise on the record;

(iii)   state conclusions of law;

(iv)   state the effective date; and

(v)   be delivered in person or by certified mail with return receipt requested [75:309(H) and 312].

(5)   Tolling. The period for judicial review shall run from the day the party is notified of the final disposition of the application if the application was filed timely [75:317(E)].

(6)   Prerequisite. An application shall not be a prerequisite to secure judicial review [75:318(A)(3)].

(b)   District Court.

(1)   Petition.

(A)   Any party aggrieved by a final order may file a petition in the district court of the party's resident county or the situs county of the property interest within thirty (30) days from the day the party is notified of the order [75:318(B)(2)].

(B)   The petition shall be served upon the Department and all other parties of record, and proof of service shall be filed in the court within ten (10) days after the petition is filed [75:318(C)].

(2)   Stay. The filing of a proceeding for review shall not automatically stay the final order, but the Department may stay the order or the court may or shall impose a stay in accordance with the APA [75:319(1)].

(3)   Record. The Department shall transmit the record of its proceeding to the court within thirty (30) days after the service of the petition unless the court has granted an extension [75:320].

(4)   Review scope. The review shall be confined to the record and done by the court without a jury [75:321].

(5)   Court order. The court may affirm, set aside, modify, reverse or remand the agency order in accordance with the APA [75:322].

(c)   Supreme Court. Any party aggrieved by a final judgment of a district court may appeal to the Supreme Court in the manner and time provided in civil actions [75:323].

[Source: Added at 16 Ok Reg 2153, eff 6-25-99]