Section 1-1214. NONAPPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND DEFAULTS

 

1214.1The Presiding Member may wait a reasonable length of time for a party to appear before beginning a proceeding.  After a reasonable time, however, if a party who has received notice has not appeared, the Presiding Member may proceed as follows:

 

(a)The Presiding Member may proceed with the hearing, obtain the testimony of those persons present, and, on the basis of the testimony and the record, the Board may issue a decision in the case;

 

(b)The Presiding Member, for good cause, may postpone the hearing without taking testimony; or

 

(c)In the case of the appellant failing to appear, the Presiding Member, with the concurrence of a majority of the members present, may dismiss the appeal and sustain the decision of the Chief.

 

 

authority

Title IX of the Firearms Regulations Control Act of 1975 (Act), signed January 6, 2015 (D.C. Act 20-564; 62 DCR 866 (January 23, 2015)), and any substantially similar emergency, temporary, or permanent versions of this legislation, and Mayor’s Order 2015-036, dated January 9, 2015.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015).