Ariz. Admin. Code § 20-5-818

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R20-5-818 - Duties and Powers of Administrative Law Judges

It shall be the duty of the administrative law judge to conduct a fair and impartial hearing, to assure that the facts are fully elicited, to adjudicate all issues and avoid delay. The administrative law judge shall have authority with respect to assigned cases, between the time a case is assigned and the time a decision is issued, subject to the rules and regulations of the Commission and OAH, to:

1. Administer oaths and affirmations;

2. Rule upon admissibility of exhibits;

3. Rule upon applications for depositions;

4. Regulate the course of the hearing and, if appropriate or necessary, exclude persons or counsel from the hearing for contemptuous conduct and strike all related testimony of witnesses refusing to answer any proper questions;

5. Call and examine witnesses;

6. Request the parties at any time during the hearing to state their respective positions concerning any issue in the case or theory in support thereof;

7. Adjourn the hearing as the needs of justice and good administration require;

8. Issue appropriate orders for protection of trade secrets;

9. Take any other action necessary under the foregoing and authorized by the rules and regulations of the Commission and OAH.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-818

Adopted effective August 27, 1975 (Supp. 75-1). R20-5-818recodified from R4-13-818 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 2122, effective 6/6/2024.