Opinion ID: 2364258
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: A final order issued by the agency head upon review of a recommended order

Text: If the presiding officer issued a recommended order, the agency head shall issue a final order following review of that recommended order. I.C. § 67-5246(2). Mr. Frew's memorandum does not constitute a recommended order because [a] recommended order shall include a statement of the schedule for review of that order by the agency head or his designee. I.C. § 67-5244. There is no such statement in the memorandum. In addition, a recommended order is not a final order. The agency head must still issue a final order after reviewing the recommended order, and the record does not reveal any such final order issued in this case. 3. A preliminary order that becomes a final order. If the presiding officer issued a preliminary order, that order becomes a final order unless it is reviewed as required in section 67-5245, Idaho Code. I.C. § 67-5246(3). Mr. Frew's memorandum was not a preliminary order because it did not include (a) A statement that the order will become a final order without further notice; and (b) The actions necessary to obtain administrative review of the preliminary order, both of which are required for a preliminary order. I.C. § 67-5245(1). In summary, the record does not indicate that the ITD ever issued a final order in this case. Absent a final order, any petition for judicial review is premature. Because the Respondents are not parties, and because there was no final order issued, there is no jurisdiction under I.C. § 67-5270(3).