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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="10-221" title_number="10" title_name="Governmental Procedures" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A final decision or order in a contested case that is adverse to a party shall be in writing or stated on the record.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A final decision or order in a contested case, including a remand of a proposed decision, shall contain separate statements of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the findings of fact;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the conclusions of law; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the order.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A written statement of appeal rights shall be included with the decision.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the findings of fact are stated in statutory language, the final decision shall state concisely and explicitly the facts that support the findings.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If, in accordance with regulations, a party submitted proposed findings of fact, the final decision shall state a ruling on each proposed finding.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The final decision maker promptly shall deliver or mail a copy of the final decision or order to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>each party; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the party’s attorney of record.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
