§ 302.1017 - Final decision.

The parties may appeal from the initial decision by filing with the Department and serving upon all other parties a notice of appeal within two days after the rendering of the initial decision if it is made orally, or the service of a written initial decision, as the case may be. No exceptions shall be filed but within 10 days of the notice of appeal each party may file one brief (§ 302.31(c)) with the Department. The DOT decisionmaker will give three days’ notice of oral argument, where granted. If no notice of appeal is filed, or if no brief is filed by the party or parties having filed a notice of appeal, within the times herein provided, the initial decision shall without further proceedings become the final decision of the Department five days after expiration of the time for filing notice of appeal or brief, as the case may be unless the DOT decisionmaker has issued an order to review upon his or her own initiative.