Okla. Admin. Code § 92:1-9-11

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

Section 92:1-9-11 - Administrative Law Judge

(a) The Commission may appoint an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to conduct and preside over an individual proceeding. The person appointed shall be a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association. The ALJ shall have complete authority to conduct the proceedings and may take any action not inconsistent with the provisions of the rules of this Chapter or of the APA for the maintenance of order at hearings and for the expeditious, fair, and impartial conduct of the proceedings. The ALJ may also:

(1) arrange and issue notice of the date, time and place of hearings and conferences;

(2) establish the methods and procedures to be used in the presentation of the evidence;

(3) administer oaths and affirmations;

(4) regulate the course of the hearing and govern the conduct of participants;

(5) examine witnesses;

(6) rule on, admit, exclude and limit evidence;

(7) establish the time for filing motions, testimony, and other written evidence, briefs, findings, and other submissions, and hold the record open for such purposes;

(8) rule on motions and other pending procedural matters.

(b) The Administrative Law Judge shall prepare a proposed Final Order and Findings of Fact in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Okla. Admin. Code § 92:1-9-11

Added at 17 Ok Reg 2281, eff 6-26-00

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018