Section 7-2503. REPRESENTATION

 

2503.1An applicant appearing or having the right to appear before the Board at a hearing shall have the right to be represented by an attorney or a non-legal representative of the applicant's own choosing.

 

2503.2If it appears to the Board that the issue or facts in the matter before it are so involved or intricate that, in the interest of justice, or conservation of time, or of facilitating the preparation of an adequate record, an applicant should be represented by an attorney, the Board may urge the applicant to procure the services of any attorney, and, if agreeable with the applicant, it shall allow him or her a reasonable period of time in which to do so.

 

2503.3The Board shall, in any case in which an applicant represents himself or herself, or is represented by a non-legal representative, take such action as may reasonably be necessary to insure that all information material to the case be developed to the fullest extent possible, commensurate with the Board's function of sitting as an impartial body.

 

2503.4Applicants, expert witnesses, and other persons giving testimony or having the right to appear before the Board shall have questions directed to them first by members of the Board, then followed by counsel or representatives for the applicant, or as may otherwise be determined.