Sec.12-562-30a. General provisions

(a) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of any hearing that the board or executive director conducts under Chapter 54 C.G.S. shall be to provide to all parties an opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues to be considered.

(b) Order of presentation. In hearings on requests and petitions, the party that shall open and close the presentation of any part of the matter shall be the complainant or the petitioner unless otherwise provided by the presiding officer. In hearings concerning license denials, suspensions or revocations, the party that shall open and close the presentation of any part of the matter shall be the division's representative unless otherwise provided by the presiding officer.

(c) Limiting number of witnesses. To avoid unnecessary cumulative evidence, the presiding officer may limit the number of witnesses or the time for testimony upon a particular issue in the course of any hearing.

(d) Burden of proof. The respondent, complainant or petitioner shall have the burden of proving with substantial evidence that his or her position is justified in any hearing, except in any hearing conducted to revoke or suspend a license.

(e) Discovery. The board and division are not required to respond to pre-hearing interrogatories or to other requests for discovery other than public records in the possession of the division.

(Effective October 24, 1986; Amended June 4, 1999)