SECTION 335:10-1-8. Final order and content; time extensions

(a)   After the conclusion of a Hearing on a discrimination complaint, the Hearing Examiner within ten (10) days will issue a final order. The final order shall include finding of fact and conclusions of law separately stated in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, Title 75, Oklahoma Statutes §312.

(b)   The Hearing Examiner may extend the time for submitting the final order upon application of the parties, to await the transcripts of the Hearing and to allow for the parties to submit proposed findings of facts and conclusions of law or to submit briefs. The extension of time for submitting the final order by the Hearing Examiner shall not be unreasonably long and may serve as cause for review by the Commission upon motion by either party to the Commission.