{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-6-6-308","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 6, § 6-308","heading":"Hearing before Commissioner","body":"A. Notice. When a hearing is permitted before the\n\nCommissioner, the Commissioner shall notify interested persons of\n\nthe date, time and place at which an opportunity to be heard shall\n\nbe afforded. Interested persons shall include the applicant, the\n\npersons requesting a hearing and other persons who have submitted\n\nwritten comments and objections to the Commissioner.\n\nB. Participation in the hearing. Within ten (10) days after\n\nthe date of notice of hearing, each person desiring to be heard\n\nshall notify the Commissioner of such person's intention to\n\nparticipate in the hearing. At least five (5) days prior to the\n\nhearing, each participant shall submit to the Commissioner and the\n\napplicant a list of witnesses and copies of each exhibit to be\n\noffered as the Commissioner may require. Any participant who fails\n\nto comply with these deadlines shall be prohibited from\n\nparticipation in the hearing.\n\nC. Presiding officer. The presiding officer at the hearing\n\nshall be the Commissioner or the designee of the Commissioner. The\n\npresiding officer shall have the authority to appoint a panel to\n\nassist the presiding officer.\n\nD. Order of presentation.\n\n1. Opening statements. The applicant and each other\n\nparticipant shall make an opening statement. The length of such\n\nstatements shall be within the discretion of the presiding officer.\n\n2. Applicant's presentation. Following the opening statements,\n\nthe applicant shall present any data and materials, oral or\n\ndocumentary of the applicant.\n\n3. Other presentations. Following the applicant's\n\npresentation, other interested persons may present their views with\n\nrespect to the application under consideration.\n\n4. Summary statements. After all the above presentations have\n\nbeen concluded, the participants may make short and concise summary\n\nstatements reviewing their positions.\n\nE. Witnesses. The obtaining of witnesses is the responsibility\n\nof the participants. All witnesses will be present of their own\n\nvolition, but any person appearing as a witness may be subject to\n\nquestioning by any participant, by the presiding officer or by any\n\nmember of the panel. The refusal of a witness to answer questions\n\nmay be considered by the presiding officer in determining the weight\n\nto be accorded the testimony of that witness. Witnesses shall not\n\nbe sworn.\n\nF. Evidence. The presiding officer shall have the authority to\n\nexclude witnesses, evidence, data or materials which the presiding\n\nofficer deems to be improper, irrelevant, or duplicitous. Formal\n\nrules of evidence shall not be applicable to these hearings.\n\nDocumentary material must be of a size consistent with ease of\n\nhandling, transportation and filing, and must be provided for each\n\nparticipant by the party presenting such evidence. While large\n\nexhibits may be used during the hearing, copies of such exhibits\n\nmust be provided by the party in reduced size for submission as\n\nevidence. Ten copies of all such documentary evidence shall be\n\nfurnished to the Commissioner.\n\nG. Procedural questions. The presiding officer or any\n\ndesignated member of the assisting panel shall determine all\n\nprocedural questions. The Commissioner and the presiding officer\n\nshall each have the authority to limit the number of witnesses to be\n\ncalled by each participant and to impose such time limitations as\n\nthey shall deem reasonable.\n\nH. Transcript. If the proceedings of the hearing are recorded\n\nby a court reporter, a transcript of the hearing shall be made. The\n\nparty requesting the hearing may arrange for a court reporter to be\n\npresent to record the proceedings. All expenses of the reporter,\n\nincluding the furnishing of two copies of the transcript to the\n\nCommissioner, shall be borne by the person or persons requesting the\n\nopportunity to be heard. In the event the Commissioner orders a\na court reporter, a transcript of the hearing shall be made. The\n\nparty requesting the hearing may arrange for a court reporter to be\n\npresent to record the proceedings. All expenses of the reporter,\n\nincluding the furnishing of two copies of the transcript to the\n\nCommissioner, shall be borne by the person or persons requesting the\n\nopportunity to be heard. In the event the Commissioner orders a\n\nhearing when no request is submitted, expenses shall be borne by the\n\napplicant.\n\nI. The record. The record of these proceedings shall include\n\nthe charter application file described in Section 309 of this title,\n\nall documentary evidence presented at the hearing and any\n\ntranscript.","path":["OK Code","Title 6"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os6.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"86b93e9e8def3cbea59ead2878a99874bdbeb5fb72870d059f1e71cd4f3ac0af","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-6-6-307.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-6-6-309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}