Sec. 44.62.600. Voting procedure.
A member of an agency qualified to vote on a question may vote by mail or by teleconferencing. A vote by teleconferencing shall be recorded in a manner that identifies each person who has voted and how the person voted.
Sec. 44.62.450. Hearings.
(a) A hearing in a contested case shall be presided over by a hearing officer. Unless the hearing is conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010), the agency itself shall determine whether the hearing officer hears the case alone or whether the agency hears the case with the hearing officer. (b) If the […]
Sec. 44.62.610. Charge.
A sum authorized to be spent under AS 44.62.330 – 44.62.630 by an agency is a legal charge against the appropriations of the agency.
Sec. 44.62.460. Evidence rules.
(a) Oral evidence may be taken only on oath or affirmation. (b) Each party may (1) call and examine witnesses; (2) introduce exhibits; (3) cross-examine opposing witnesses on matter relevant to the issues, even though that matter was not covered in the direct examination; (4) impeach a witness regardless of which party first called the […]
Sec. 44.62.620. Power to administer oaths.
In a proceeding under AS 44.62.330 – 44.62.630 an agency, agency member, secretary of an agency, or hearing officer may administer oaths and affirmations and certify official acts.
Sec. 44.62.470. Evidence by affidavit.
(a) At any time 10 or more days before a hearing or a continued hearing, a party may mail or deliver to the opposing party a copy of an affidavit that the party proposes to introduce in evidence, together with a notice as provided in (b) of this section. Unless the opposing party, within seven […]
Sec. 44.62.480. Official notice.
In reaching a decision official notice may be taken, either before or after submission of the case for decision, of a generally accepted technical or scientific matter within the agency’s special field, and of a fact that is judicially noticed by the courts of the state. Parties present at the hearing shall be informed of […]
Sec. 44.62.490. Amendment of accusation after submission.
The agency may order amendment of the accusation after submission of the case for decision. Each party shall be given notice of the intended amendment and opportunity to show that the party will be prejudiced by it unless the case is reopened to permit the introduction of additional evidence in behalf of the party. If […]
Sec. 44.62.500. Decision in a contested case.
(a) If a contested case is heard before an agency (1) the hearing officer who presided at the hearing shall be present during the consideration of the case and, if requested, shall assist and advise the agency; and (2) a member of the agency who has not heard the evidence may not vote on the […]
Sec. 44.62.510. Form and retroactivity of decision.
(a) A decision shall be written and must contain findings of fact, a determination of the issues presented, and the penalty, if any. The findings may be stated in the language of the pleadings or by reference to them. Copies of the decision shall be delivered to the parties personally or sent to them by […]