21 NCAC 08C .0114          PRE‑HEARING CONFERENCE

(a)  The Board may itself conduct an informal pre‑hearing conference for the purposes set forth in 21 NCAC 8C .0115 or it may designate a committee to conduct such a conference.  The committee so designated may be composed entirely of staff members.

(b)  Evidence of conduct or evidence of statements made during the pre‑hearing conference are not admissable at the hearing in a contested case.  However, evidence otherwise discoverable shall not be excluded merely because it is presented during the pre‑hearing conference.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 93‑12; 150B‑38;

Eff. May 1, 1989.