§ 35.204. Oral argument before presiding officer.
(a) If, in the opinion of the presiding officer in a proceeding subject to § 35.202 (relating to proceedings in which proposed reports are prepared), time permits and the nature of the proceedings, the complexity or importance of the issues of fact or law involved, and the public interest warrant, the presiding officer may, either of his own motion or at the request of a party or staff counsel at or before the close of the taking of testimony, allow and fix a time for the pre-sentation of oral argument, imposing the limits of time on the argument as he deems appropriate. Such argument shall be transcribed and bound with the transcript of testimony.
(b) In oral argument there may be presented proposed findings and conclusions and, if desired, the reasons therefor, and the proposed forms of order or regulation as may be deemed requisite in view of the facts, the law, and the public interest.
Cross References This section cited in 1 Pa. Code § 35.202 (relating to proceedings in which proposed reports are prepared); 4 Pa. Code § 607a.20 (relating to proposed decision and order); 12 Pa. Code § 11.14 (relating to presiding officer); 22 Pa. Code § 351.1 (relating to purpose and scope); 25 Pa. Code § 1021.132 (relating to oral argument after hearing); 31 Pa. Code § 56.1 (relating to applicability of general rules); 31 Pa. Code § 56.2 (relating to adjudication procedure); 34 Pa. Code § 3a.9 (relating to suspension or revocation of Pennsylvania inspector commission); 34 Pa. Code § 111.17 (relating to oral argument); 34 Pa. Code § 111.18 (relating to decisions of the Board); 34 Pa. Code § 131.60 (relating to resolution hearings); 34 Pa. Code § 131.102 (relating to oral argument); 34 Pa. Code § 131.111 (relating to decisions of judges); 34 Pa. Code § 401.14 (relating to decertification or refusal to certify); 34 Pa. Code § 501.8 (relating to hearings/appeals); 37 Pa. Code § 21.61 (relating to hearing examiner’s recommendation); 49 Pa. Code § 31.103 (relating to applicability of other laws and rules); 49 Pa. Code § 31.115 (relating to disciplinary sanctions); 52 Pa. Code § 5.531 (relating to certification of record without decision); 52 Pa. Code § 5.532 (relating to oral argument before presiding officer); 52 Pa. Code § 1005.202 (relating to certification of record without decision); 52 Pa. Code § 1005.204 (relating to briefs and oral argument before presiding officer); 55 Pa. Code § 41.191 (relating to determinations and recommendations by the Bureau); 58 Pa. Code § 51.27 (relating to hearings); 58 Pa. Code § 51.107 (relating to hearings); 58 Pa. Code § 494a.4 (relating to report or recommendation of the presiding officer); 61 Pa. Code § 703.5 (relating to other submissions); and 67 Pa. Code § 491.11 (relating to proposed report).
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