Okla. Admin. Code § 810:10-5-53

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

Section 810:10-5-53 - Hearings

(a) All hearings shall be conducted in a fair, impartial and expeditious manner. Administrative Law Judges shall hear claims sitting without a jury, 85A O.S. § 27(A).

(b) Every Administrative Law Judge appointed by the Commission shall have the power to:

(1) refer a matter to mediation as provided in 85A O.S. § 110 and Subchapter 3 of this Chapter;

(2) administer oaths and affirmations;

(3) regulate the course of the hearing;

(4) facilitate discovery as provided in 810:10-5-31;

(5) receive written stipulations and agreements of the parties;

(6) rule on the admissibility of evidence and objections thereto;

(7) determine the relevancy, materiality, weight and credibility of evidence;

(8) hold conferences for settlement or simplification of the issues;

(9) dispose of procedural requests, motions, or similar matters, and objections thereto;

(10) issue orders, including interlocutory orders for the proper and expeditious handling of the case;

(11) grant further hearings per 85A O.S. § 72(C) for the purpose of introducing additional evidence; and

(12) take such other action as authorized by law or this Section, or as may facilitate the orderly conduct and disposition of the hearing.

(c) Submission of evidence. Submission of evidence is addressed in 810:10-5-49.

(d) Written arguments. The Commission or Administrative Law Judge may require or allow the parties of record to submit written arguments and legal authority for their respective positions as an aid to the Commission or judge, and may designate the order and time for doing so and for replying to the submission.

(e) Closing the record. The record shall be closed when all parties of record have had an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, and the Commission or Administrative Law Judge announces that the record of testimony and exhibits is closed.

Okla. Admin. Code § 810:10-5-53

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015