Section Emp 207.04 - Presiding Officer; Appointment; Authority(a) All hearings shall be conducted for the department by a natural person appointed or authorized to serve as a presiding officer.(b) A presiding officer shall as necessary: (1) Regulate and control the course of a hearing;(2) Facilitate an informal resolution of an appeal;(3) Administer oaths and affirmations;(4) Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses at hearings or the production of documents;(5) Receive relevant evidence at hearings and exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence;(6) Rule on procedural requests, including adjournments or postponements, at the request of a party or on the presiding officer's own motion;(7) Question any person who testifies;(8) Cause a complete record of any hearing to be made, pursuant to RSA 282-A:57 and 282-A:96;(9) Take any other action consistent with applicable statutes, rules and case law necessary to conduct the hearing and complete the record in a fair and timely manner; and(10) Allow brief opening and closing arguments where they will assist in summarizing factual or legal issues or narrowing issues.N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 207.04
#7246, eff 4-30-00; ss by #9126, INTERIM, eff 4-20-08, EXPIRES: 10-17-08; ss by #9296, eff 10-17-08
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 34, Number 41, eff.9/22/2014 is not yet available.