NAC599B.770. 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, or direct the court reporter to 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 R123-98, eff. 2-23-99)