Ala. Admin. Code r. 625-X-11-.05

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 12, September 30, 2024

Section 625-X-11-.05 - Conflict And Bias

(1) No Board member shall be entitled to vote in any disciplinary matter if the Board member is personally biased against the Respondent or when such voting would violate the provisions of the Alabama Procedure Act 18(1), (Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-18).

(2) Any respondent in a disciplinary action who wishes to assert bias or conflict may do so by filing with the Board at least three days before the scheduled disciplinary hearing an affidavit asserting the disqualification together with the underlying factual bias for the assertion.

(3) The Board shall consider the assertion of disqualification on the record as a preliminary matter at the hearing before any other question is decided.

Author: Cynthia G. Powell, O.T.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 625-X-11-.05

Filed January 7, 1992.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-39-7, 34-39-16.