SECTION 510:1-5-6.1. Hearing procedures  


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  • (a)   Order of proceeding; rules of evidence. Hearings shall be conducted in an orderly manner by the President of the Board. The order of proceeding will follow that which applies in civil proceedings of law. However, the rules of evidence shall be those specified by the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act.
    (b)   Rulings of the President. The President of the Board shall rule upon the admissibility of evidence and objections thereto, and shall rule upon other motions or objections as they arise during the course of the hearing. The rulings of the President, in all questions, shall be the rulings of the Board unless reversed by a majority vote of the Board upon a party's appeal from such rulings of the President.
    (c)   Burden of proof. The Board's decisions will be based on clear and convincing evidence presented at the hearing.
[Source: Added at 13 Ok Reg 2219, eff 6-27-96]