SECTION 45:1-5-1. Hearings before the Commission

(a)   A brief statement of fact outlining the reason for denial of the license or the alleged violation on the part of the licensee will be given by the agency attorney, Attorney General, Director, or Chief Enforcement Officer.

(b)   The applicant or licensee, or the attorney, should be given an opportunity to state his position.

(c)   Any pleadings or other documents which either party may wish to have filed may be presented.

(d)   The evidence supporting the issuance of the citation or the denial of an application for a license shall first be presented at the conclusion of which the applicant or licensee, or his attorney, may present evidence in support of his previously stated position.

(e)   The attorneys on both sides, in presenting testimony, shall stay within the Rules of Evidence as defined by law and the decision of our courts, but neither attorney shall interpose an objection to any part of the testimony until the conclusion of all the evidence on both sides. Then any objections to such testimony may be made by the attorneys on either side by dictating the same into the record.

(f)   Arguments may then be permitted by the Commission and, if the hearing is concluded, the Commission may announce its decision, or that a decision will be reached and the applicant or licensee notified within fifteen (15) days, unless both parties agree in writing that such decision may be delayed.

[Source: Amended at 35 Ok Reg 799, eff 10-1-18]