11 NCAC 01 .0423             SANCTIONS

(a)  If a party fails to appear at a hearing or fails to comply with an interlocutory order of the hearing officer, the hearing officer may:

(1)           Find that the allegations of or the issues set out in the notice of hearing or other pleading may be taken as true or deemed to be proved without further evidence;

(2)           Dismiss or grant the motion or petition;

(3)           Suppress a claim or defense; or

(4)           Exclude evidence.

(b)  In the event that any party, attorney at law, or other representative of a party engages in behavior that obstructs the orderly conduct of proceedings or would constitute contempt if done in the General Court of Justice, the hearing officer may enter a show cause order returnable in Superior Court for contempt proceedings in accordance with G.S. 150B‑40(c)(6).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58‑2‑40(1); 58‑2‑50; 58‑2‑55; 58‑2‑70; 150B‑38(h);

Eff. July 1, 1992;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 27, 2019.