Minnesota Administrative Rules

5500.2400 PROCEEDINGS DURING THE HEARING.

Any party to the dispute may be represented by a representative or an attorney at law. The first party requesting any action shall be called the moving party. The other party shall be called the defending party. Each party shall have the right to cross-examine the witnesses of the other party. The order of the proceedings shall be as follows: the moving party shall outline that party's case, call witnesses, and present evidence; upon the completion of the case of the moving party, the defending party shall outline that party's case, call witnesses, and present evidence. The opportunity to call witnesses in rebuttal shall be accorded to each party. Exhibits may be offered by either party and when received in evidence by the board shall be made a part of the record. After the parties have concluded the presentation of their evidence, they may make arguments in the same order as hereinbefore provided for submission of evidence, and thereupon the hearings shall be closed. All proceedings and the record thereof shall be confidential unless both parties agree in writing to the release thereof by the board. No member of the board shall present the case or examine the witnesses of any party to the dispute except so far as such examination may be necessary to amplify the testimony disclosed by the examination by the parties to the dispute.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 179A.04

History:

17 SR 1279

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008