New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 69B - HEARINGS
Subchapter 2 - CONDUCT OF CONTESTED CASES
Section 13:69B-2.7 - Contested case hearings
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The Director or hearing examiner appointed by the Director shall identify all legal issues unresolved through the settlement conference.
(b) All requests to reschedule a contested case hearing in a case scheduled before the Director or a hearing examiner shall be directed to the Division's Contested Case Intake Unit.
(c) If an applicant fails to appear for a contested case, the applicant's request for hearing may be deemed withdrawn and the Division may take final action, including, without limitation:
(d) The Director or a hearing examiner appointed by the Director or an administrative law judge shall have the power and authority to order any person to answer a question or questions or produce evidence of any kind and confer immunity as provided in N.J.S.A. 5:12-107g, in any contested case hearing.
(e) If the applicant or respondent chooses not to testify on his or her own behalf, the Division shall have the right to call the applicant or respondent to testify, and he or she may be questioned as if under cross-examination.
(f) The parties shall complete discovery and supply all discovery materials to be used at the hearing no later than 14 calendar days before the first scheduled date for a hearing. If a party fails to supply complete discovery 14 calendar days before the first scheduled hearing date, the Director or hearing examiner may bar the use at the hearing of any material not provided in a timely manner, including, without limitation: