Section 105IAC1-1-5. Request for oral argument; request for briefs; continuance

   Oral Argument and Briefs. (1) Oral Argument. Upon request of any party, the Commission may permit oral argument at the close of the hearing.

  (2) Briefs. If a case presents unusually difficult questions of fact or law, the Commission may permit or require the submission of proposed findings of fact or conclusions, or of written briefs, to aid in the preparation of its report.

  (3) Submission of Briefs. After a date has been set for the submission of proposed findings of fact or conclusions, or written briefs to the Commission, or the filing of exceptions to Commission's report or briefs thereon, such date may be postponed upon proper cause shown, but any such postponement shall not be granted by the Commission less than three days prior to the date originally set for the filing thereof except in cases involving unusual circumstances imposing substantial hardship upon the requesting party or parties. (Indiana Department of Transportation; Reg 1,Sec V; filed Sep 18, 1945, 1:00 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1947, p. 596; readopted filed Nov 7, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Jun 14, 2007, 2:45 p.m.: 20070627-IR-105070237RFA; readopted filed Oct 2, 2013, 11:39 a.m.: 20131030-IR-105130295RFA) NOTE: Transferred from Department of Transportation (100 IAC 1-1-5) to Indiana Department of Transportation (105 IAC 1-1-5) by P.L.112-1989, SECTION 5, effective July 1, 1989.