§ 831.1107 - Powers of presiding officers.

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The presiding officer may:

Administer oaths and affirmations;

Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;

Fix the time and place of hearing;

Regulate the course of the hearing;

Exclude any person from the hearing for contumacious conduct or misbehavior that obstructs the hearing;

Hold conferences for simplification of the issues, or for any other purpose;

Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;

Authorize the filing of briefs and set the time for filing;

Make initial decisions; and

Take any other action in the course of the proceeding consistent with the purposes of this subpart.