Okla. Stat. tit. 1, § 1-24: Administration of Abstractors Act - Hearing examiners

A. The Oklahoma Abstractors Board is hereby charged with the

duty of administering the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. The Board shall

be the sole governmental entity, state, county or municipal,

authorized to regulate and issue certificates of authority, permits,

and abstract licenses in this state. For the purposes of exercising

the powers and performing the duties imposed by the Oklahoma

Abstractors Act, the Board shall be subject to the provisions of the

Administrative Procedures Act.

B. The Board may designate and employ hearing examiners who

shall have the authority to conduct hearings subject to the

provisions of applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the

Board. No person shall serve as a hearing examiner in any

proceeding in which any party to the proceeding is or has been a

client of the hearing examiner or any partnership, firm,

corporation, or other entity with which the hearing examiner is or

has been associated. In any hearing the burden of proof shall be

upon the moving party.