Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 15 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AS REQUIRED BY MISSISSIPPI ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES LAW
Chapter 04 - Procedures for Conducting Evidentiary
Section 22-15-04-103 - Pre-filing Testimony and Documents
Section 22-15-04-103.01

Direct testimony of each witness to be relied upon during the hearing shall be pre-filed with the Commission and copies of the same shall be mailed to all parties seven (7) days prior to the hearing, except that in the discretion of the Commission this requirement may be modified or waived. Parties which call "adverse" witnesses shall not be required to submit pre-filed testimony as contemplated in this paragraph. At least seven (7) days prior to the hearing, all parties involved shall exchange copies of all exhibits that will be introduced during the hearing indicating the party offering and the witness who will sponsor each. The presiding officer may permit an exception to these requirements when witnesses or exhibits are necessary for rebuttal or impeachment. Failure to submit the above referenced exhibits and the pre-filed testimony in a timely fashion shall be grounds for exclusion of testimony of witnesses and exhibits from the hearing. Also, the presiding officer, in his discretion, may call a pre-hearing conference prior to any hearing to establish hearing guidelines and clarify issues.