Section R13-9-603. Rehearing or Review of Decision

A.      The Department shall provided for a rehearing and review of its decisions under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and the rules issued by the Office of Administrative Hearings.

B.       Within 30 days after the Department enters a final administra- tive decision, the affected individual or firearms-safety train- ing organization may, but is not required to, file a motion for rehearing or review of the decision.

C.      A party may amend a motion for rehearing or review at any time before the Department rules on the motion.

D.      The Department may grant a rehearing or review for any of the following reasons materially affecting a party’s rights:

1.        Irregularity in the proceedings of the Department or any order or abuse of discretion that deprived the moving party of a fair hearing;

2.        Misconduct by the Department, its staff, or an administra- tive law judge;

3.        Accident or surprise that could not have been prevented by ordinary prudence;

4.        Newly discovered evidence that could not, with reason- able diligence, have been discovered and produced at the hearing;

5.        Excessive penalty;

6.        Error in the admission or rejection of evidence or other errors of law occurring at the hearing or during the prog- ress of the proceedings; or

7.        The findings of fact or decision is not justified by the evi- dence or is contrary to law.

E.       The Department may affirm or modify a decision or grant a rehearing or review to all or some of the parties on all or some of the issues for any of the reasons in subsection (D). An order modifying a decision or granting a rehearing or review shall specify with particularity the grounds for the order. If a rehear- ing or review is granted, the rehearing or review shall cover only the matters specified in the order.

F.       Not later than 15 days after the date of a decision, and after giving the parties notice and an opportunity to be heard, the Department may, on its own initiative, order a rehearing or review of its decision for any reason it might have granted a rehearing or review on motion of a party. The Department may grant a motion for rehearing or review, timely served, for a reason not stated in the motion. An order granting a rehearing or review shall specify the grounds on which the rehearing or review is granted.

G.      When a motion for rehearing or review is based upon affida- vits, they shall be served with the motion. An opposing party may serve opposing affidavits within 15 days after service of the motion. This period may be extended by the Department for a maximum of 20 days for good cause as described in sub- section (H) or upon written stipulation of the parties. Reply affidavits may be permitted.

H.      The Department may extend all time limits listed in this Sec- tion upon a showing of good cause. A party demonstrates good cause by showing that the grounds for the party’s motion or other action could not have been known in time, using reason- able diligence, and a ruling on the motion will:

1.        Further administrative convenience, expedition, or econ- omy; or

2.        Avoid undue prejudice to any party.

I.        If, in a particular decision, the Department makes a specific finding that the immediate effectiveness of the decision is nec- essary for preservation of the public health, safety, or welfare, the decision may be issued as a final decision without an opportunity for rehearing or review. If an application for judi- cial review of the decision is made, it shall be made under

A.R.S. § 12-901 et seq.

Historical Note

Section R13-9-603 renumbered from R13-9-402. Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 13

A.A.R. 550, effective April 7, 2007 (Supp. 07-1).