Ala. Admin. Code r. 700-X-4-.10

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 700-X-4-.10 - 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 Administrative Procedure Act, Section 18(1).

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

Ala. Admin. Code r. 700-X-4-.10

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 07, April 30, 2024, eff. 6/14/2024.

Author: Herbert R. Caillouet, Donald L. Hiltz, Bernard Harris

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-24-193.