Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-1181 - Hearing Procedures

A. If a hearing is required or permitted under Articles 10 and 11, this Section shall apply. Hearing officers shall be selected pursuant to R7-2-1147(D) and (E) or R7-2-1158(E) and (F).

B. The Arizona Administrative Procedure Act (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6) shall apply where the Act is not inconsistent with Articles 10 and 11.

C. The hearing officer shall arrange for a hearing to be held within 30 days of receiving required responses and comments from both parties and notify the parties in writing of the time and place of the hearing.

D. The hearing officer may:

1. Hold pre-hearing conferences to settle, simplify, or identify the issues in a proceeding, or to consider other matters that may aid in the expeditious disposition of the proceeding;

2. Require parties to state their positions concerning the various issues in the proceeding;

3. Require parties to produce for examination those relevant witnesses and documents under their control;

4. Rule on motions and other procedural items on matters pending before such officer;

5. Regulate the course of the hearing and conduct of participants;

6. Establish time limits for submission of motions or memoranda;

7. Impose appropriate sanctions against any person failing to obey an order under these procedures, which may include:

a. Refusing to allow the person to assert or oppose designated claims or defenses, or prohibiting that person from introducing designated matters in evidence;

b. Excluding all testimony of an unresponsive or evasive witness; and

c. Expelling person from further participation in the hearing;

8. Take official notice of any material fact not appearing in evidence in the record, if the fact is among the traditional matters of judicial notice; and

9. Administer oaths or affirmations.

E. A transcribed record of the hearing shall be made available at cost to any requesting party.

F. Decision by the hearing officer. A decision by the hearing officer shall be sent within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing to all parties by any means evidencing receipt. A decision shall contain:

1. A statement of facts;

2. A statement of the decision with supporting rationale; and

3. A statement that the parties may file a motion for rehearing within 15 days from the date a copy of this decision is served upon the party.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-1181

Adopted effective December 17, 1987 (Supp. 87-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 3750, effective September 8, 2000 (Supp. 00-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 33 A.A.R. 1527, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final exempt rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 597, effective 7/1/2020.