11 NCAC 08 .0834             WITNESSES

Any party may be a witness and may present witnesses on the party's behalf at the hearing. All oral testimony at the hearing shall be under oath or affirmation and shall be recorded. At the request of a party or upon the hearing officer's own motion, the hearing officer may exclude witnesses from the hearing room so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑151.12(1); 143‑151.17; 150B‑38(h);

Temporary Adoption Eff. March 3, 1992 For a Period of 169 Days to Expire on August 21, 1992;

Eff. June 1, 1992;

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