Ala. Code § 33-4-45
Such hearing shall be conducted under such rules and regulations as the commission may from time to time establish. The commission shall hear the testimony of the witnesses and may administer oaths to such witnesses, and false swearing, after the administration of such oath by such commission, shall constitute perjury under the laws of this state.
Said pilot may be represented by counsel at such hearing.
Upon completion of the hearing, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the commission shall render its decision, and the decision shall be by a majority of said commission.
The said hearing may be adjourned from time to time as the commission may direct, but no pilot shall be suspended until the final hearing by the commission.
Ala. Code § 33-4-45 (1975)