§ 150B‑31. Stipulations.
(a) The parties in a contested case may, by a stipulation inwriting filed with the administrative law judge, agree upon any fact involvedin the controversy, which stipulation shall be used as evidence at the hearingand be binding on the parties thereto. Parties should agree upon facts whenpracticable.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, disposition may be madeof a contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, waiver,default, or other method agreed upon by the parties. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1987, c.878, s. 6.)