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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 3. Alcoholic Beverages |
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Agency 5. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |
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Chapter 10. Procedural Rules for the Conduct of Hearings Before the Board and Its Hearingofficers |
Section 110. Hearing officers
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A. Hearing officers are charged with the duty of conducting fair and impartial hearings and of maintaining order in a form and manner consistent with the dignity of the board.
B. Each hearing officer shall have authority, subject to the published rules of the board and within its powers, to:
1. Administer oaths and affirmations;
2. Issue subpoenas as authorized by law;
3. Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant and material evidence;
4. Take or cause depositions and interrogatories to be taken, directed and issued;
5. Examine witnesses and otherwise regulate the course of the hearing;
6. Hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of issues by consent of interested parties;
7. Dispose of procedural requests and similar matters;
8. Amend the issues or add new issues provided the applicant or licensee expressly waives notice thereof. The waiver shall be made a part of the stenographic report of the hearing;
9. Submit initial decisions to the board and to other interested parties or their representatives; and
10. Take any other action authorized by the rules of the board.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR125-01-1 § 1.11, eff. December 12, 1985; amended, Volume 04, Issue 06, eff. January 21, 1988; Volume 05, Issue 02, eff. November 24, 1988; Volume 06, Issue 02, eff. November 23, 1989; Volume 08, Issue 06, eff. January 15, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 11, eff. March 23, 1994.