Okla. Stat. tit. 1, § 1-24
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Administration of Abstractors Act - Hearing examiners
Official statutory text
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 1. Abstracting Page 7
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.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 1. Abstracting Page 7
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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