The attorneys for the parties, including the attorney for the Department prosecuting or defending the case before a hearing officer, are forbidden from discussing such case with the hearing officer outside the presence of the other party's counsel. This prohibition shall not apply in the case of a hearing called for the purpose of adopting, revising, amending, or repealing a regulation.

Author: Commissioner of Insurance

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §27-2-17.

History: New Rule: June 11, 1979, Effective July 31, 1979. Revised: July 19, 1985, Effective August 1, 1985. Revised: June 5, 1992, Effective July 1, 1992. Revised: April 21, 2003, Effective May 1, 2003. Filed with LRS April 21, 2003. Rule is not subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.