Subpart A. Subpart A—Hearings Before Hearing Officers

• § 26.1 - Purpose and scope.

• Hearing Officer

  • SECTION § 26.2 - Hearing officer, powers, and duties.
  • SECTION § 26.3 - Ex parte communications.
  • SECTION § 26.4 - Sanctions.
  • SECTION § 26.5 - Disqualification of hearing officer.

• Representation of the Parties

  • SECTION § 26.6 - Department representative.
  • SECTION § 26.7 - Respondent's representative.
  • SECTION § 26.8 - Standards of practice.

• Pleadings and Motions

  • SECTION § 26.9 - Form and filing requirements.
  • SECTION § 26.10 - Service.
  • SECTION § 26.11 - Time computation.
  • SECTION § 26.12 - Notice of administrative action.
  • SECTION § 26.13 - Complaint.
  • SECTION § 26.14 - Answer.
  • SECTION § 26.15 - Amendments and supplemental pleadings.
  • SECTION § 26.16 - Motions.

• Discovery

  • SECTION § 26.17 - Prehearing conference.
  • SECTION § 26.18 - Discovery.
  • SECTION § 26.19 - Request for production of documents.
  • SECTION § 26.20 - Depositions.
  • SECTION § 26.21 - Written interrogatories.
  • SECTION § 26.22 - Requests for admissions.

• Hearings

  • SECTION § 26.23 - Public nature and timing of hearings; transcripts.
  • SECTION § 26.24 - Rules of evidence.
  • SECTION § 26.25 - Hearing officer's determination and order.

• Secretarial Review

  • SECTION § 26.26 - Review of determination of hearing officers.
  • SECTION § 26.27 - Interlocutory rulings.