Okla. Admin. Code § 585:2-7-16

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 585:2-7-16 - Unauthorized ex parte communications

(a) Unauthorized ex parte communications are defined as private communications, other than those permitted elsewhere in these Rules, with members of the Board or counsel for the Board, as to the merits of a proceeding, i.e., any finding of fact or conclusion of law, with a view towards influencing the outcome of the case, except that the following classes of ex parte communications shall not be prohibited:

(1) Those which relate to matters which a Board member is authorized to dispose of on an ex parte basis;

(2) Requests for information with respect to the status of a proceeding;

(3) Those which all parties to the proceeding agree, or which the Board has formally ruled, may be made on an ex parte basis; and

(4) Those with representatives of any news media on matters intended to inform the general public.

(b) No public employee, employee organization, public employer, or any other person or organization, whether or not a party to a proceeding before the Board, shall make any unauthorized ex parte communication about the proceeding to any member of the Board or to counsel for the Board.

Okla. Admin. Code § 585:2-7-16

Added at 24 Ok Reg 1630, eff 6-11-07¹

¹See Editor's Note at beginning of this Chapter.