Current through September, 2024
Section 16-608-5 - Separation of functions(a) The enforcement officer and any employee or agent of the commission who investigates, prepares, or presents a particular case may not, in the case or a factually related case: (1) Participate in the case as a hearings officer; or(2) Participate or advise in the initial decision or review of the initial decision by the commission, except as a witness or representative in public proceedings.(b) The hearings officer or commission members who sit on an enforcement case shall not directly supervise or be supervised by the investigating official.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-6, 269-15, 271-9, 271-27, 271G-7, 271G-19) (Imp: HRS § 269-6)