1710.1 The Board shall not schedule any hearing until the applicant has submitted, in writing to the Board, all information and documents required by the Act and this title.

1710.2 Before a person may be heard to object to approval of an application, the person shall have notified the Board and the applicant or licensee, by any of the means listed in § 1703.4, of his or her intent to object, and of the grounds for the objection, prior to the end of the protest period.

1710.3 Decorum and good order shall be maintained at all times during hearings, and the Board may exclude or order the removal from the hearing room of any person who refuses to comply with a reasonable order of the Board.

1710.4 In all protest hearings before the Board, the applicant shall open and close the case insofar as presentation of evidence and argument are concerned. In all show cause proceedings, the District of Columbia shall open and close the case.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 4309 (April 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12991 (December 26, 2008).