8 CSR 60-2.140 - Conduct of the Hearing
(1) A hearing will be conducted by a
commission panel or a hearing examiner pursuant to of section
213.075.3.
(2) After a case has
been set for hearing, only the commission panel may make a final disposition of
the case. The presiding officer shall have full power and authority to control
the procedure of the hearing, to admit or exclude testimony or other evidence,
to rule upon all motions or objections, to call and examine witnesses, to issue
subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in accordance with
8 CSR
60-2.110, to direct the production of papers or other
matters during the hearing and to take such other actions necessary and proper
in expediting the order conduct and disposition of the proceeding.
(3) Two (2) or more complaints may be
consolidated for purposes of public hearings by the presiding
officer.
(4) The presiding officer
shall make full inquiry into all the facts and issues and shall obtain a full
and complete record of all facts necessary for a fair determination of the
issues.
(5) No cameras, lights or
mechanical recording devices shall be operated in the hearing room while a
hearing is in progress, other than by personnel of the commission or by a court
reporter pursuant to 8 CSR
60-2.160(2) except as permitted by
Missouri Supreme Court Rules of Civil Procedure.
(6) The presiding officer may exclude from
the hearing room or otherwise prevent from further participation during a
hearing, any person who engages in improper conduct during a hearing. Contempt
before a presiding officer shall be had as provided in Chapter 536,
RSMo.
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