W. Va. Code R. § 158-17-10

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

Section 158-17-10 - Commission as a Hearing Board

10.1. In lieu of employing a Hearing Examiner, the Commission may sit as a hearing board to preside at the hearing.

10.2. The Chairperson or his or her designee may serve as the Presiding Officer of the Hearing Board and may exercise all powers of the Hearing Examiner for purposes of handling prehearing matters and conducting the hearing.

10.3. If the Commission sits as a Hearing Board, it shall issue a final decision in writing within twenty-one days following the close of evidence, including receipt of the proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law of the parties. _

W. Va. Code R. § 158-17-10