D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-C6208
Prior to rendering a final decision on a licensing or registration request or an ABCA Investigative Report, the Board may hold a non-evidentiary fact-finding hearing to obtain further information from an applicant, licensee, registrant, witness, government official, or any other member of the public with the permission of the Board.
A dispensary, cultivation center, testing laboratory, or a registered patient or caregiver shall not be fined or have its registration suspended or revoked at a factfinding hearing. However, information provided at a fact-finding hearing may result in an enforcement action being taken under the Act or this subtitle. The fact- finding hearing may also result in the Board initiating an action to deny, modify, place conditions, or approve an application, as well as any other action authorized by the Act or this subtitle.
An applicant or registration holder that fails to appear at a fact-finding hearing without good cause or refuses to respond to questions asked by the Board may have their application deemed abandoned, which shall result in the denial of their application.
At any time, in its discretion, the Board may limit or exclude the submission of evidence, statements, and testimony at the hearing.
All fact-finding hearings shall be open to the public unless closed to the public in accordance with section 405 of the Open Meetings Act, effective March 31, 2011, (D.C. Law 18-350; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-575), as amended.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-C6208