2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §32-1745  Prehearing conferences; orders

A. On the written request of a licensee, the board may schedule a prehearing conference at least ten days before the hearing date scheduled pursuant to section 32-1744. The board shall notify the licensee who requested a prehearing conference of its decision within five business days. If the board agrees to hold a prehearing conference the notification shall include the date, time and place of the conference.

B. To promote the orderly and prompt conduct of the hearing, the board may use a prehearing conference for the purposes prescribed in section 41-1092.05, subsection F and for any other matter related to the hearing.

C. The board may conduct all or part of the prehearing conference by electronic means if each party in the prehearing conference can hear and has an opportunity to participate during the entire conference.

D. After a prehearing conference and before the hearing, the board shall enter an order verbally on the record or in writing. The order shall state the stipulations and admissions made, actions taken and other matters resolved. The board shall modify this order only to prevent manifest injustice, as determined by the board.

E. Whether or not a prehearing conference is held, the board may issue an order to regulate the conduct of the hearing and to limit the issues to those raised in the pleadings.