Or. Admin. R. 137-003-0605

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 137-003-0605 - Telephone Hearings

(1) Unless precluded by law, the administrative law judge may hold a hearing or portion of a hearing by telephone and may permit a party or witness to appear at a hearing by telephone.

(2) If a hearing is to be held by telephone, each party and the agency, if participating in the contested case hearing, shall provide, before the commencement of the hearing, to all other parties, to the agency and to the administrative law judge copies of the exhibits it intends to offer into evidence at the hearing.

(3) If a witness is to testify by telephone, the party or agency that intends to call the witness shall provide, before commencement of the hearing, to the witness, to the other parties, to the agency, if participating in the contested case hearing, and to the administrative law judge a copy of each document about which the witness will be questioned.

(4) Nothing in this rule precludes any party or the agency from seeking to introduce documentary evidence in addition to evidence described in section (2) during the telephone hearing. The administrative law judge shall receive such evidence, subject to the applicable rules of evidence, if inclusion of the evidence in the record is necessary to conduct a full and fair hearing. If any evidence introduced during the hearing has not previously been provided to the agency and to the other parties, the hearing must be continued upon the request of any party or the agency for sufficient time to allow the party or the agency to obtain and review the evidence.

(5) The administrative law judge shall make an audio or stenographic record of any telephone hearing.

(6) As used in this rule, "telephone" means any two-way or multi-party electronic communication device, including video conferencing.

Or. Admin. R. 137-003-0605

DOJ 10-1999, f. 12-23-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DOJ 9-2001, f. & cert. ef. 10-3-01; DOJ 19-2003, f. 12-12-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DOJ 1-2012, f. 1-11-12, cert. ef. 1-31-12

Stat. Auth.: ORS 183.341

Stats. Implemented: ORS 183.341 & 183.630