Oklahoma § 59-1267 - Notice and hearing

§ 59-1267. Notice and hearing

No license or specialty certification shall be suspended or

revoked until notice is served upon the person licensed under the

Social Worker’s Licensing Act and a hearing is held before the State

Board of Licensed Social Workers. The notice shall be served by

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

registered mail and shall state the time and place of the hearing

and shall set forth the ground or grounds constituting the charges

against the person licensed under this act. The licensed person is

entitled to be heard in his or her defense either in person or by

counsel and may produce testimony and may testify in his or her own

behalf. A record of the hearing shall be taken and preserved. The

record shall contain the notice; all papers, documents and data

filed in the proceedings and all statements of the Board pertinent

thereto; the testimony and exhibits; and the findings of fact and

orders of the Board in writing. The State of Oklahoma shall be a

party in the prosecution of all such actions and hearings before the

Board pertaining to the suspension or revocation of a license or

specialty certification, and the Attorney General, or one of the

Attorney General’s assistants, is authorized and directed to appear

in behalf thereof. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time.

If the licensed person fails or refuses to appear, the Board may

proceed to hear and determine the charges in his or her absence. If

the licensed person pleads guilty, or if upon hearing of the charges

a majority of the Board finds them true, the Board may enter an

order suspending or revoking the license or specialty certification.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 140, § 17. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 124, §

15, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 2003, c. 85, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.