1. (a) Hearings shall be conducted by:

   1. (1) The commission chair or another individual designated by the commission to be presiding officer; or
   2. (2) A panel of commission members designated by the commission to be the presiding panel.

2. (b) The presiding officer or presiding panel shall as necessary:

   1. (1) Regulate and control the course of the hearing;
   2. (2) Facilitate settlement of the dispute which is the subject of the hearing;
   3. (3) Administer oaths and affirmations;
   4. (4) Receive relevant evidence at the hearing and exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence;
   5. (5) Rule on procedural requests at the request of a party or intervenor or on the presiding officer's or panel's own motion;
   6. (6) Question anyone who testifies;
   7. (7) Cause a complete record of the hearing to be made, as specified in RSA 541-A:31, VII; and
   8. (8) Take any other action consistent with applicable statutes, rules and case law necessary to conduct the hearing and complete the record in a fair and timely manner.

Source. #7635-A, eff 1-30-02; ss by #10339, eff 5-17-13