S.P. 750 - L.D. 2028
An Act to Clarify the Authority of the Chief of the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement to Conduct Appeal Hearings
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §82, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 373, §28, is amended to read:
5. Appeals. Review all appeals from the decisions of municipal officers. The bureau shall chief may conduct appeal hearings or appoint a hearings officer to conduct appeal hearings. Except as provided in section 805, the decision of the chief is final. The hearings officer for the bureau is the Director of the Liquor Licensing and Tax Division.
The chief or the hearings officer may conduct hearings in any licensing matter pending before the bureau. The If a hearings officer conducts the hearing, the hearings officer, after holding the hearing, shall file with the bureau all papers connected with the case and report the findings to the chief. The chief shall render a final decision based upon the record of the hearing.
The chief or the hearings officer may administer oaths and issue subpoenas for witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum to compel the production of books and papers relating to any license question in dispute before the bureau or to any matter involved in a hearing. Witness fees in all proceedings are the same as for witnesses before the Superior Court and must be paid by the bureau, except that, notwithstanding Title 16, section 253, the bureau is not required to pay the fees before the travel and attendance occur;
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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