Sanctions

Sanctions. Upon the motion of any party, a hearing officer may impose reasonable sanctions on parties who fail or refuse to comply with the rules and regulations of the Department or who violate a hearing officer’s order. Reasonable sanctions may also be imposed upon parties or non-parties who fail or refuse to comply with subpoenas. Reasonable sanctions include, but are not limited to, denial or exclusion of information or documents, exclusion from the record of testimony of witnesses, or other reasonable measures. Sanctions shall not be imposed to punish but to compel fairness and to deny any advantage gained by non- compliance.