Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation
Chapter 1 - Operations and Procedures
Subchapter 9 - Rules and Practice for Individual Proceedings
Section 800:1-9-5 - Administrative Law Judges and Clerks
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Designation of Judges. The Director or Commission may designate one or more Administrative Law Judge(s) for any administrative hearing or may perform such duties and functions themselves. Administrative Law Judges shall be familiar with the rules of procedure and generally familiar with the substantive rules governing the matter, and shall not have had prior involvement in the matter other than as an Administrative Law Judge. The Administrative Law Judge so designated shall have full authority to conduct all aspects of the hearing proceedings except for the issuance of a Final Order.
(b) Clerk. The Director or Commission may designate an Administrative Law Clerk to maintain the administrative hearing dockets and records and perform related duties. In the absence of a designated clerk, the Executive Secretary shall maintain such records.
(c) Authority and responsibilities. Administrative Law Judges have complete authority to conduct administrative hearing proceedings and may take any action not inconsistent with the provisions of the rules of this Chapter or of the APA for the maintenance of order at hearings and for the expeditious, fair, and impartial conduct of the proceedings. Administrative Law Judges may, without limitation:
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3500, eff 7-13-98