The presiding officer shall as necessary:
- (a) Regulate and control the course of the hearing;
- (b) Facilitate settlement of the dispute which is the subject of the hearing;
- (c) Administer oaths and affirmations;
- (d) Request the issuance by the board of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of papers and records;
- (e) Receive relevant evidence and exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence;
- (f) Rule on procedural requests at the request of a party or intervenor or on the presiding officer's own motion;
- (g) Question anyone who testifies;
- (h) Cause a complete record of the hearing to be made, as specified in RSA 541-A:31, VII; and
- (i) 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. #6380, eff 11-26-96, EXPIRED: 11-26-04 New. #8300, eff 3-9-05