Rule 616-1-2-.27 - Decisions(1) The Court shall review and evaluate all of the admitted evidence and interlocutory rulings, and shall issue a written Decision, setting forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law.(2) The Decision shall be issued within the time provided by law, or within thirty (30) days of the hearing record closing. Should the Court determine that the complexity of the issues and the length of the record require additional time to issue the Decision, the Court shall enter an order setting forth the earliest practicable date certain for the issuance of the Decision.(3) Every Decision entered by the Court that is not reviewable by a Reviewing Agency shall be a Final Decision.(4) Every Decision entered by the Court that is reviewable by a Reviewing Agency shall be an Initial Decision.(5) "Reviewing Agency" means the ultimate decision maker in a contested case that is a constitutional board or commission; an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of this state; a professional licensing board, as that term is defined in O.C.G.A. § 43-1-1(3), if the members thereof are appointed by the Governor; or as otherwise provided by O.C.G.A § 50-13-41(d)(1).Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 616-1-2-.27
O.C.G.A. §§ 50-13-13(a)(6); 50-13-40(c); 50-13-41(d).
Original Rule entitled "Initial Decision" adopted. F. June 30, 1995; eff. July 20, 1995.Amended: Rule retitled "Initial or Final Decision". F. Feb. 27, 1997; eff. Mar. 19, 1997.Amended: F. Nov. 15, 2010; eff. Dec. 5, 2010.Amended: New title "Decisions." F. June 22, 2020; eff. July 12, 2020.Amended: F. May 18, 2022; eff. June 7, 2022.