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Hearing examiners may make either special investigations and reports for the information of the Commission, or, if so directed in such order, may conduct the hearing of any cause within the jurisdiction of the Commission, taking evidence upon such notice as is required. All hearing examiners shall report their findings to the Commission, and file therewith the testimony and exhibits received by them. The recommendations of such examiners shall be advisory only, and shall not preclude the Commission from taking further evidence.\n\t\tA copy of the examiner’s report shall be furnished to all parties to the proceeding in which the report is filed. The parties shall be allowed a reasonable time in which to respond and such responses shall become part of the record to be considered by the Commission in making a decision.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268521,"text":"The Commission may appoint by written order hearing examiners, whose duties shall be defined in such order and who shall have all the inquisitorial powers and the right to require the appearance of witnesses and parties now possessed by the Commission. Hearing examiners may make either special investigations and reports for the information of the Commission, or, if so directed in such order, may conduct the hearing of any cause within the jurisdiction of the Commission, taking evidence upon such notice as is required. All hearing examiners shall report their findings to the Commission, and file therewith the testimony and exhibits received by them. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1978, chapter 394; in 1980, chapter 247.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":147441,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74709,"identifier":"12.1-31","token":"12.1\/5\/12.1-31","url":"\/12.1-31\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/12.1-31\/","token":"12.1\/5\/12.1-31","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearing examiners; powers and duties; reports to be furnished to parties; responses by parties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 12.1-31","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission may appoint by written order<\/span> hearing<\/span> examiners, whose duties shall be defined in such order<\/span> and who shall have all the inquisitorial powers and the right to require the appearance<\/span> of witnesses and parties now possessed by the Commission. Hearing<\/span> examiners may make either special investigations and reports for the information of the Commission, or, if so directed in such order<\/span>, may conduct the hearing<\/span> of any cause within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission, taking evidence<\/span> upon such notice as is required. All hearing<\/span> examiners shall report their findings<\/span> to the Commission, and file therewith the testimony<\/span> and exhibits received by them. The recommendations of such examiners shall be advisory only, and shall not preclude the Commission from taking further evidence<\/span>.\n\t\tA copy of the examiner’s report shall be furnished to all parties to the proceeding in which the report is filed. The parties shall be allowed a reasonable time in which to respond and such responses shall become part of the record to be considered by the Commission in making a decision.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARING EXAMINERS; POWERS AND DUTIES; REPORTS TO BE FURNISHED TO PARTIES;\nRESPONSES BY PARTIES (\u00a7 12.1-31)\n\nThe Commission may appoint by written order hearing examiners, whose duties\nshall be defined in such order and who shall have all the inquisitorial powers\nand the right to require the appearance of witnesses and parties now possessed\nby the Commission. Hearing examiners may make either special investigations and\nreports for the information of the Commission, or, if so directed in such order,\nmay conduct the hearing of any cause within the jurisdiction of the Commission,\ntaking evidence upon such notice as is required. All hearing examiners shall\nreport their findings to the Commission, and file therewith the testimony and\nexhibits received by them. The recommendations of such examiners shall be\nadvisory only, and shall not preclude the Commission from taking further\nevidence.\n\t\tA copy of the examiner’s report shall be furnished to all parties to the\nproceeding in which the report is filed. The parties shall be allowed a\nreasonable time in which to respond and such responses shall become part of the\nrecord to be considered by the Commission in making a decision.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 12-46; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 157; 1978, c. 394; 1980, c.\n247.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}