Stipulations

Parties may stipulate among themselves to any fact at issue in a contested case by written statement filed with the agency or by oral statement at hearing. A stipulation binds all parties agreeing to it only according to its terms. The presiding officer may regard a stipulation as evidence or may require additional evidence supporting the facts stipulated. The presiding officer is not required to adopt the facts set forth in a stipulation of the parties, but may do so. If the presiding officer rejects a stipulation, they will do so before issuing a final order, and will provide an additional opportunity for the parties to present evidence and arguments on the subject matter of the rejected stipulation. (3-18-22)