OAR 137-003-0595
Public Attendance; Exclusion of Witnesses; Removal of Disruptive Individuals

(1)

Unless otherwise required by law, contested case hearings are open to the public unless the agency by rule or in writing determines that the hearing will be closed to non-participants in the hearing.

(2)

The administrative law judge may exclude witnesses from the hearing, except for a party, a party’s authorized representative, expert witnesses, the agency representative, one agency officer or employee and any persons authorized by statute to attend.

(3)

An administrative law judge may expel any person from the contested case hearing if that person engages in conduct that disrupts the hearing.

(4)

Any party, party’s representative, agency or agency’s representative, having knowledge or reasonable belief that any person participating in the hearing may present a danger or may be a threat to anyone involved in the hearing, should immediately notify the Office of Administrative Hearings or the assigned administrative law judge, if any, the agency and the parties or their representatives, if appropriate, of the potential danger.

(5)

An administrative law judge, the Office of Administrative Hearings, or the agency may take any other measures reasonably required to ensure the safety and security of the participants in the hearing.

Source: Rule 137-003-0595 — Public Attendance; Exclusion of Witnesses; Removal of Disruptive Individuals, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=137-003-0595.

137‑003‑0000
Applicability of Rules in OAR 137, Division 3 137‑003‑0001
Contested Case Notice 137‑003‑0002
Rights of Parties in Contested Cases 137‑003‑0003
Late Filing 137‑003‑0005
Participation as Party or Limited Party 137‑003‑0007
Agency Participation as Interested Agency or Party 137‑003‑0008
Authorized Representative in Designated Agencies 137‑003‑0010
Emergency License Suspension, Refusal to Renew 137‑003‑0015
Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Contested Cases Hearing 137‑003‑0025
Discovery in Contested Cases Hearing 137‑003‑0035
Prehearing Conferences 137‑003‑0036
Individually Identifiable Health Information 137‑003‑0037
Qualified Interpreters 137‑003‑0040
Conducting Contested Case Hearing 137‑003‑0045
Telephone Hearings 137‑003‑0050
Evidentiary Rules 137‑003‑0055
Ex Parte Communications 137‑003‑0060
Proposed Orders in Contested Cases, Filing Exceptions 137‑003‑0070
Final Orders in Contested Cases 137‑003‑0075
Final Orders by Default 137‑003‑0080
Reconsideration and Rehearing — Contested Cases 137‑003‑0090
Stay Request 137‑003‑0091
Intervention in Stay Proceeding 137‑003‑0092
Stay Proceeding and Order 137‑003‑0501
Rules for Office of Administrative Hearings 137‑003‑0505
Contested Case Notice 137‑003‑0510
Rights of Parties in Contested Cases 137‑003‑0515
Agency Referral to Office of Administrative Hearings 137‑003‑0520
Filing and Providing Copies of Documents in Contested Case 137‑003‑0525
Scheduling Hearings 137‑003‑0528
Late Hearing Requests 137‑003‑0530
Late Filing and Amendment of Documents 137‑003‑0535
Participation as Party or Limited Party 137‑003‑0540
Agency Participation as Interested Agency or Party 137‑003‑0545
Representation of Agency by Attorney General or Agency Representative 137‑003‑0550
Representation of Parties 137‑003‑0555
Authorized Representative of Parties Before Designated Agencies 137‑003‑0560
Emergency License Suspension, Refusal to Renew 137‑003‑0565
Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Contested Case Hearing 137‑003‑0566
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Methods 137‑003‑0567
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Standard 137‑003‑0568
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Procedure 137‑003‑0569
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Enforcement 137‑003‑0572
Depositions in Contested Cases 137‑003‑0573
Individually Identifiable Health Information 137‑003‑0575
Prehearing Conferences 137‑003‑0580
Motion for Summary Determination 137‑003‑0585
Subpoenas 137‑003‑0590
Qualified Interpreters 137‑003‑0595
Public Attendance 137‑003‑0600
Conducting the Contested Case Hearing 137‑003‑0605
Telephone Hearings 137‑003‑0610
Evidentiary Rules 137‑003‑0615
Judicial Notice and Official Notice of Facts 137‑003‑0625
Ex Parte Communications with Administrative Law Judge 137‑003‑0630
Motions 137‑003‑0635
Transmittal of Questions to the Agency 137‑003‑0640
Immediate Review by Chief Administrative Law Judge 137‑003‑0645
Proposed Orders in Contested Cases 137‑003‑0650
Exceptions to Proposed Order 137‑003‑0655
Further Hearing and Issuance of Final Order 137‑003‑0660
Ex Parte Communications to Agency during Review of Contested Case 137‑003‑0665
Final Orders in Contested Cases 137‑003‑0670
Default in Cases Involving a Notice of Proposed Action that Does Not Become Final Without a Hearing or Default 137‑003‑0672
Default in Cases Involving an Agency Order that May Become Final Without a Request for Hearing 137‑003‑0675
Reconsideration and Rehearing — Contested Cases 137‑003‑0690
Stay Request — Contested Case 137‑003‑0695
Intervention in Stay Proceeding 137‑003‑0700
Stay Proceeding and Order
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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