21 NCAC 16N .0602         SIMPLIFICATION OF ISSUES

The parties to a contested case, specifically including the Board, may agree in advance to simplify the hearing by decreasing the number of the issues to be contested at the hearing, accepting the validity of certain proposed evidence, accepting the findings in some other case which relates to the case at hand or agreeing to such other matters as may expedite the hearing.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 150B‑38; 150B‑40;

Eff. August 25, 1977;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; November 20, 1980;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.