Section 555 - Oral Arguments/Briefs and Submissions SECTION TITLE 555.1 Written Closing Arguments 555.2 Briefs - Filing 555.1 - Written Closing Arguments Any party shall be entitled, upon request, to a reasonable time for oral argument prior to the close of the hearing, except that upon the agreement of all parties or at the direction of the hearing examiner, the parties may submit written closing arguments instead of post-hearing briefs. 555.2 - Briefs - Filing Any party may submit to the hearing examiner a brief which meets the requirements of Section 501 of these rules. Briefs or written closing arguments shall be filed not later than twenty (20) days after the transcript becomes available and the parties are so informed. The Executive Director may, for good cause shown, extend the time for the filing of briefs.