N.J. Admin. Code § 19:11-6.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 19:11-6.3 - Duties and powers of hearing officer

(a) The hearing officer shall have the duty to inquire fully into the facts.

(b) Before the case is transferred to the Commission, the hearing officer shall have the authority, subject to these rules and the Act, to:

1. Administer oaths and affirmations;

2. Grant applications for subpoenas;

3. Rule upon petitions to quash subpoenas;

4. Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;

5. Take or cause depositions to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served;

6. Limit lines of questioning or testimony which are repetitive, cumulative or irrelevant;

7. Regulate the course of the hearing and, if appropriate, exclude persons or counsel from the hearing for contemptuous conduct and strike all related testimony of a witness refusing to answer any proper question;

8. Hold conferences for settling or simplifying the issues;

9. Except as otherwise provided by these rules, dispose of procedural requests, motions, or similar matters which shall be made part of the record of the proceeding, including motions referred to the hearing officer by the Commission and motions to amend pleadings, also, in cases where a report and recommendations shall issue pursuant to 19:11-7.1 (Submission of the hearing officer's report to the Commission), to recommend dismissal of cases in whole or in part, and to order hearings reopened;

10. Call, examine and cross-examine witnesses and introduce into the record documentary or other evidence;

11. Request the parties to state their positions concerning any issue;

12. Take any other necessary action authorized by these rules.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:11-6.3

Amended by R.1995 d.488, effective 9/5/1995.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 2544(b), 27 New Jersey Register 3381(a).