21 NCAC 61 .0706             CONTESTED CASES

(a)  All administrative hearings shall be conducted by the Board, a panel consisting of a majority of the members of the Board then serving, or an administrative law judge designated to hear the case pursuant to G.S. 150B‑40(e).

(b)  The hearing of a contested case shall commence no later than 90 days from the date the Board grants a request for a hearing, unless the licensee and the Board together shall jointly agree to extend this deadline.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑652(2),(5),(8);

Temporary Adoption Eff. October 15, 2001;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015.