§ 16-90-709. Proceedings and record -- Settlement of claims

AR Code § 16-90-709 (2018) (N/A)
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(a)

(1) Every party to the claim shall be afforded an opportunity to appear and be heard, to offer evidence and argument on any issues relevant to the claim, and to examine witnesses and offer evidence to reply to any matter of an evidentiary nature in the record relevant to the claim.

(2) A record of the proceedings of the hearing in a contested case shall be made and shall be transcribed upon request of any party, who shall pay transcription costs unless otherwise ordered by the Crime Victims Reparations Board.

(b) Without a hearing, the board may settle a claim by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default.