Oklahoma § 75-316 - Disqualification of hearing examiner or agency member
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 75-316 — Disqualification of hearing examiner or agency member, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-316. Disqualification of hearing examiner or agency member
A hearing examiner or agency member shall withdraw from any
individual proceeding in which he cannot accord a fair and impartial
hearing or consideration. Any party may request the
disqualification of a hearing examiner or agency member, on the
ground of his inability to give a fair and impartial hearing, by
filing an affidavit, promptly upon discovery of the alleged
disqualification, stating with particularity the grounds upon which
it is claimed that a fair and impartial hearing cannot be accorded.
The issue shall be determined promptly by the administrative head of
the agency, or, if it affects a member or members of the agency, by
the remaining members thereof, if a quorum. Upon the entry of an
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order of disqualification affecting a hearing examiner, the agency
shall assign another in his stead or shall conduct the hearing
itself. Upon the disqualification of a member of an agency, the
agency shall proceed with the proceeding if a quorum remains. If a
quorum no longer exists, by virtue of the member's disqualification,
the Governor immediately shall appoint a member pro tempore to sit
in place of the disqualified member in that proceeding. In further
action, after the disqualification of a member of an agency, the
provisions of Section 311 of this title shall apply.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 371, § 16. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 206, §
23, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 62, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 75-316 ("Disqualification of hearing examiner or agency member") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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