3VAC5-10-400: Discovery, prehearing procedures and production at hearings; definitions

The Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Parts One, One A, Two, Two A, Three, and Four shall apply in all proceedings under the Wine and Beer Franchise Acts, Chapters 4 (§ 4.1-400 et seq.) and 5 (§ 4.1-500 et seq.) of Title 4.1 of the Code of Virginia, including mediation and arbitration proceedings when necessary pursuant to §§ 4.1-409 and 4.1-508 of the Code of Virginia. Any references to a "court" contained in the rules shall be deemed to mean the administrative law judge or officers of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority conducting the proceeding.

No provision of this section shall affect the practice of taking evidence at a hearing, but such practice, including that of generally taking evidence ore tenus only at hearings before administrative law judges, shall continue unaffected hereby.