007.02(B)(ii) POWERS OF HEARING OFFICER.

The hearing officer has the power to: (1) Administer oaths; (2) Ask for additional witnesses and question witnesses; (3) Ask that additional documents be brought in; (4) Dismiss witnesses from the room for good and sufficient reason; (5) Recess, continue, or close the hearing at any time if there is good and sufficient reason for so doing; and (6) Regulate the conduct and course of the hearing in accordance with due process and keep the hearing orderly and to the point by excluding and discouraging evidence which is not relevant.