(1) After a hearing has been scheduled, it may
be continued, rescheduled, or adjourned only at the
discretion of the hearing officer.
(2) Requests for a continuance, reschedule, or
adjournment must be made in writing, to the assigned
hearing officer, and shall include the basis for the
request.
(3) Except in the case of an emergency, the
hearing officer must receive the continuance request
at least two business days before the scheduled
hearing. Absent an emergency, requests made with
less than two business days' notice may be summarily
denied.
(4) The hearing officer may grant a
continuance, adjournment, or reschedule at any time,
including on the date of the administrative hearing.
(5) Hearings that are continued, rescheduled,
or adjourned may be reset to a date within sixty
days of the driver's arrest, or within sixty days of
the date notice of the department's intention to
suspend, revoke, or deny the petitioner's license,
permit, or privilege to drive is given in the event
notice is given by the department following a blood
test, unless a written waiver of the sixty-day
hearing requirement of
RCW
46.20.308
accompanies the written continuance request, or
unless the petitioner is deemed to have "waived" the
statutory time frame.
(6) A petitioner is deemed to have waived the
statutory requirement that the hearing be held
within sixty days if petitioner requests an action
that cannot be accommodated within the sixty-day
period.
(7) A party shall not consider a hearing
continued, rescheduled, or adjourned until notified
by the hearing officer that the request has been
granted.
(8) The hearing officer may require the party
who requests a continuance, reschedule, or
adjournment to submit documentary evidence that
substantiates the reason for the request.
(9) A second request for a continuance,
reschedule, or adjournment will only be granted in
the event of an extreme emergency. |
