Okla. Admin. Code § 532:10-5-7

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 532:10-5-7 - Hearing officer and ban on ex parte communications

(a)Hearing officer. The Executive Director shall designate a hearing officer who will serve as decision maker at hearings requested by respondents. After the Board receives a complaint and the Executive Director appoints the hearing officer, the hearing officer shall recuse himself or herself from all discussions regarding the complaint and the investigation.

(b)Ban on ex parte communications. The hearing officer shall not communicate with any person, including Board members, Board staff, the complainant, and the respondent, about an investigation or complaint with respect to which he or she is the hearing officer unless the Executive Director, or a Board member or attorney designated by the Executive Director, and the respondent, or the respondent's attorney or representative, are present in the conversation, except at a hearing or other proceeding of which all parties have been notified. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, the members or the Board shall not communicate with any person, including each other, about pending investigations, unless the respondent or the respondent's representative is present.

Added at 28 Ok Reg 2297, eff 7-25-11