Section 325.21915. Consent findings and orders.

(1) At any time before a final order is issued, the parties may negotiate an agreement containing consent findings and  an  order disposing of the whole or a part of the case. This agreement shall be submitted to  the  presiding  officer  who shall rule  upon   it  after considering the nature of  the   proceeding,  the  representatives of the parties, and the probability of an agreement which would result in  a  just disposition of the issues involved.

(2) The agreement containing consent findings and an order disposing of a proceeding shall contain all of the following provisions:

(a)   That the consent finding and order shall have the same force and effect as if made after a full hearing.

(b)    That the record on which an order may be based shall consist solely of the pleadings and the agreement.

(c)   A waiver of any further proceedings before the hearing officer and the director.

(d)  A waiver of any right to challenge or contest, in any forum, the validity of the consent findings and order made  in  accordance  with  the agreement.

History: 1981 AACS.