Section Fam 206.01 - Presiding Officer(a) Hearings shall be conducted by a presiding officer designated by the board.(b) The presiding officer shall as necessary: (1) Regulate and control the course of the hearing;(2) Facilitate settlement of the dispute that is the subject of the hearing;(3) Take into account the privileged communication provisions of RSA 328-C:9;(4) Administer oaths and affirmations;(5) Request that the board obtain the approval of the attorney general for the issuance of subpoenas for witnesses and documents and issue such subpoenas;(6) Receive relevant evidence and exclude irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence;(7) Rule on procedural requests at the request of a party or intervenor or on the presiding officer's own motion;(8) Question anyone who testifies to the extent required to make a full and fair record;(9) Arrange for recording the hearing verbatim; and(10) Take any other action consistent with applicable statutes, rules and case law necessary to conduct the hearing and complete the record in a fair and timely manner.N.H. Admin. Code § Fam 206.01
#5609, eff 4-6-93, EXPIRED: 4-6-99
New. #7716, INTERIM, eff 6-22-02, EXPIRED: 12-19-02
New. #8369, eff 6-7-05; ss by #9668, eff 4-2-10 (formerly Mar 204.01, see Revision Note at chapter heading for Fam 200)
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 41, Filed October 11, 2018, Proposed by #12633, Effective 10/2/2018.