SECTION 432:1-5-9. Final orders

  All findings of fact shall be based exclusively on the evidence presented and on matters officially noticed. A final order adverse to a party in any individual proceeding shall be in writing or stated in the record. A final order shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. If, upon request, a party submits proposed findings of fact, the order shall include a ruling upon each proposed finding. Parties shall be notified either personally or by mail or any order. A copy of the order shall be delivered or mailed forthwith to each party and to his attorney of record, if any.

[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 1957, eff 4-20-94 through 7-14-95 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 3366, eff 8-25-95]