Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-14-624

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R12-14-624 - Conduct of Hearing

A. Public access. Unless otherwise provided by law, all hearings are open to the public.

B. Opening. The Commission shall begin the hearing by reading the caption, stating the nature and scope of the hearing, and identifying the parties, counsel, and witnesses for the record.

C. Stipulations. The Commission shall enter into the record any stipulation, settlement agreement, or consent order entered into by any of the parties before or during the hearing.

D. Opening statements. The party initiating the appeal may make an opening statement at the beginning of a hearing. All other parties may make statements in a sequence determined by the Commission.

E. Order of presentation. After opening statements, the party initiating the appeal shall begin the presentation of evidence, unless the parties agree otherwise or the Commission determines that requiring another party to proceed first would be more expeditious or appropriate, and would not prejudice any other party.

F. Examination. A party shall conduct direct and cross examination of witnesses in the order and manner determined by the Commission to expedite and ensure a fair hearing. The Commission shall make rulings necessary to prevent argumentative, repetitive, or irrelevant presentation of evidence, including testimony, and to expedite the examination to the extent consistent with the disclosure of all relevant testimony and information.

G. Closing argument. When all evidence has been received, parties shall have the opportunity to present closing oral argument, in a sequence determined by the Commission. The Commission may permit or require closing oral argument to be supplemented by written memoranda. The Commission may permit or require written memoranda to be submitted simultaneously or sequentially, within time periods the Commission may prescribe.

H. Conclusion of hearing. Unless otherwise provided by the Commission, the hearing is concluded upon the submission of all evidence, the making of final argument, or the submission of all post hearing memoranda, whichever occurs last.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-14-624

Adopted by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 297, effective 4/14/2015.