Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter598 Miscellaneous Trade Regulations and Deceptive Trade Practices |
DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES |
Hearings |
NAC598.158. Authority and duties of hearing officer.
- The hearing officer shall:
1. Call the hearing to order and note the appearances of the parties who are present;
2. Ascertain whether the persons commanded to appear under subpoena are present, and whether the documents, books, records and other evidence requested by subpoena are present in the hearing room;
3. Ascertain whether a copy of the notice of intended action or order to show cause, whichever is applicable, has been served on the appropriate parties;
4. Hold appropriate conferences before or during the hearing;
5. Rule on any procedural matter;
6. Rule on the admissibility of evidence and receive evidence;
7. Rule on the admissibility of any amendments to the order to show cause;
8. Act upon any pending motions, petitions or applications that do not involve a final determination of the proceeding;
9. Issue appropriate interim orders;
10. Recess or continue the hearing as necessary;
11. Set reasonable limitations on the time for presentation of oral testimony;
12. Administer the oath to all persons whose testimony will be taken;
13. Ascertain whether a party desires to have a witness excluded from the hearing room until the witness is called to testify; and
14. Make proposed findings of fact, opinions and conclusions of law.
(Added to NAC by Comm’r of Consumer Affairs by R122-98, eff. 2-23-99)