1. (a) All revocation hearings shall be conducted by a member of the board appointed by the chairman to serve as presiding officer.

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

   1. (1) Regulate and control the course of a hearing;
   2. (2) Facilitate an informal resolution of an appeal;
   3. (3) Administer oaths and affirmations;
   4. (4) Sign the documents required when the board issues subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses at hearings or the production of documents, if so authorized by law;
   5. (5) Receive relevant evidence and exclude irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence;
   6. (6) Rule on procedural requests, including adjournments or postponements, at the request of a party or on the presiding officer’s own motion;
   7. (7) Question any person who testifies, in order to have a complete record;
   8. (8) Cause a complete recording of any hearing to be made, as specified in RSA 541-A-31, VI; and
   9. (9) Take any other action consistent with applicable statutes and rules necessary to conduct the hearing and complete the record in a fair and timely manner.

Source. #7149, eff 12-7-99, EXPIRED: 12-7-07 New. #9070, INTERIM, eff 1-11-08, EXPIRED: 7-9-08 New. #9254, eff 9-6-08; ss by #12157, eff 4-7-17