{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-386.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 386.61","heading":"Decision.","body":"(a) Administrative Law Judge After receiving the proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and arguments of the parties, the administrative law judge shall issue a decision. If the proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and arguments were oral, he/she may issue an oral decision. The decision of the administrative law judge becomes the final decision of the Agency Decisionmaker 45 days after it is served unless a petition or motion for review is filed under § 386.62. The decision shall be served on all parties and on the Agency Decisionmaker.\n(b) Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer will prepare a report to the Agency Decisionmaker containing findings of fact and recommended disposition of the matter within 45 days after the conclusion of the hearing. The Agency Decisionmaker will issue a Final Order adopting the report, or may make other such determinations as appropriate. The Agency Decisionmaker's decision to adopt a Hearing Officer's report may be reviewed in accordance with § 386.64.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS","PART 386—RULES OF PRACTICE FOR FMCSA PROCEEDINGS","Subpart E—Decision"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"e81c70189694f58f195527cc4357b03893d56aa68a33fd4f7ebaeaba0a0995b8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-386.58","next":"us/49-cfr-386.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}