§ 801.311 - Powers of hearing officer.  


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  • In addition to the powers otherwise vested in a hearing officer by this subpart, a hearing officer shall have the power to:

    (a) Administer oaths and affirmations;

    (b) Issue and quash subpenas;

    (c) Regulate the course of the hearing;

    (d) Rule on offers of proof;

    (e) Permit a party to withdraw from a hearing on a showing of good cause;

    (f) Limit the number of witnesses whose testimony would be cumulative;

    (g) Deny a challenge for failure to prosecute;

    (h) Exclude any person from the hearing for contumacious conduct or misbehavior that obstructs the hearing; and

    (i) Take any other action in the course of the hearing consistent with law that is necessary to carry out the spirit and intent of the Act.