No hearing, except in accident cases, shall be held or conducted by a single commissioner if any party whose interests may be affected shall, 5 days before the date of hearing, file a request in writing that the same be held or conducted by the full commission, or a majority thereof. If no such request is filed, the commission may assign one of its members or appoint a qualified member of its staff as examiner to hear the parties, report the facts, and make recommendations to the commission.
RSA 363:17
1913, 145:4. 1915, 99:1, 2. PL 237 :17. RL 286:16. 1951, 203:10 par. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1951. 2021, 91:208, eff. July 1, 2021.