Okla. Admin. Code § 435:3-3-11 - Procedure of hearing

(a) Immediately prior to the calling of the first case at a meeting of the Board during which hearings shall be held, the president of the Board or designee may conduct a docket call, in which cases to be heard by the Board shall be scheduled. Scheduling may take into consideration factors such as anticipated length of a hearing, whether a matter is contested or uncontested, and, if necessary, special requirements of the parties or witnesses.

(b) The hearing shall be conducted in an orderly manner and shall be presided over by the President of the Board, or the Vice-President in the absence of the President. In the event of the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, the President shall designate a member of the Board to preside over the hearing. The burden of proof shall be upon the agency to prove the allegations contained in the complaint by clear and convincing evidence. The rules of evidence used during the hearing shall be those specified by the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act.

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Okla. Admin. Code § 435:3-3-11

Added at 11 Ok Reg 4159, eff 6-21-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 1245, eff 5-11-95; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 3466, eff 6-26-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 647, eff 11-21-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2207, eff 6-26-96; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2685, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2017, eff 5-26-98