(1) If the presiding officer is not the agency head, the presiding officer shall issue either:
(a)  A recommended order, which becomes a final order only after review by the agency head in accordance with section 67-5244, Idaho Code; or
(b)  A preliminary order, which becomes a final order unless reviewed in accordance with section 67-5245, Idaho Code.
(2)  The order shall state whether it is a preliminary order or a recommended order.

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Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-5243

  • Agency: means each state board, commission, department or officer authorized by law to make rules or to determine contested cases, but does not include the legislative or judicial branches, executive officers listed in section 1, article IV of the constitution of the state of Idaho in the exercise of powers derived directly and exclusively from the constitution, the state militia or the state board of correction. See Idaho Code 67-5201
  • Agency head: means an individual or body of individuals in whom the ultimate legal authority of the agency is vested by any provision of law. See Idaho Code 67-5201
  • Order: means an agency action of particular applicability that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one (1) or more specific persons. See Idaho Code 67-5201
  • Party: means each person or agency named or admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party. See Idaho Code 67-5201
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Rule: means all or a part of an agency statement of general applicability that has been promulgated in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and that implements, interprets, enforces, or prescribes:
Idaho Code 67-5201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • (3)  Unless otherwise provided by statute or rule, any party may file a motion for reconsideration of a recommended order or a preliminary order within fourteen (14) days of the service date of that order. The presiding officer shall render a written order disposing of the petition. The petition is deemed denied if the presiding officer does not dispose of it within twenty-one (21) days after the filing of the petition.