Connecticut Regulations § 9-7b-39 General provisions

Regulation Text

(a) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of any hearing the Commission conducts under Chapter 54 of the General Statutes is to provide all parties an opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues to be considered by the Commission.

(b) Conduct of hearing. The conduct of the hearing shall be determined by the hearing officer subject to the provisions of Chapter 54 of the General Statutes and of these regulations. Each party to the contested case shall submit to the hearing officer a list of the names and addresses, if known, of all witnesses which such party intends to call to testify at the hearing. Such list shall be submitted by seven days prior to the hearing. Failure to provide a list of witnesses may result in exclusion of witness testimony, subject to the discretion of the hearing officer.

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

(d) Written testimony. The Commission may, by order of the hearing officer, permit any party or witness to offer testimony in written form. Such written testimony shall be received in evidence with the same force and effect as though it were stated orally by the party or witness who has given the evidence, provided that each such party or witness shall be present at the hearing at which the testimony is offered, shall adopt the written testimony under oath, and shall be made available for cross examination as directed by the hearing officer. Prior to its admission such written testimony shall be subject to objections by parties.

(e) Order of presentation. In hearings conducted under this article, the party that shall open and close the presentation of the case shall be the staff member of the Commission who is assigned to prosecute the matter.

History

Effective March 23, 1989; Amended July 31, 1998

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