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The Vermont Statutes Online
Title
07
:
Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter
009
:
LICENSING
§
236a. Hearing officer
(a) The chair of
the board may appoint a hearing officer to conduct hearings pursuant to section
236 of this title. A hearing officer may be a member of the board appointed
under section 236 of this title.
(b) The hearing
officer may administer oaths in all cases, so far as the exercise of that power
is properly incidental to the performance of the hearing officer's duty or that
of the board. A hearing officer may hold any hearing in any matter within the
jurisdiction of the board.
(c) The hearing
officer shall make findings of fact in writing to the board in the form of a
proposal for decision. A copy of the proposal for decision shall be served upon
the parties pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 811. Judgment on the hearing officer's
proposal for decision shall be rendered by a majority of the board.
(d) At least 10
days prior to a hearing before the board, the hearing officer shall give
written notice of the time and place of the hearing to all parties in the case
and shall indicate the name and title of the person designated to conduct the
hearing.
(e) The chair
may appoint a hearing officer to hear and finally determine any complaint
involving a tobacco license. In such a case the hearing officer may impose
administrative penalties as provided in subsection 236(b) of this title. (Added
1997, No. 58, § 8.)