La. Admin. Code tit. 1 § III-503

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-503 - Location of Hearings; Telephone Hearings (formerly Section 505)

A. Hearings will be held in the venue required by statute except when the hearing is conducted by telephone.

B. When the governing statute does not require a particular venue, or provides for more than one appropriate venue, the location of hearings will be determined by the administrative law judge, unless otherwise provided by law.

C. The administrative law judge may designate, or a party may request, that all or any portion of a proceeding be conducted by telephone, unless prohibited by law.

1. A party may file an objection to a request or to the administrative law judges decision to conduct all or any portion of a proceeding by telephone.

2. A party requesting to present testimony of a witness by telephone must file a motion to do so no later than 10 days before the proceeding unless a different time period is allowed by the administrative law judge. The motion shall include the following:

a. the reason for the request;

b. the name of the party or witness who will appear by phone;

c. the telephone number at which the party or witness may be reached at the time of the proceeding; and

d. a certification that the party or witness will be the same person who will appear by telephone at the proceeding.

D. All substantive and procedural rights apply to telephone proceedings, subject only to the limitations of the physical arrangement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 1, § III-503

Promulgated by the Department of Civil Service, Division of Administrative Law, LR 28:42 (January 2002), amended LR 38:2947 (November 2012), Repromulgated LR 46318 (3/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:991 et seq.