24 NCAC 03 .0402. PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE

(a) At any time before a hearing, the Board or the hearing examiner, on its or the hearing examiner's motion or on motion of a party, may direct the parties or their representatives to exchange information and to participate in a pre-hearing conference for the purpose of considering matters which will tend to simplify the issues or expedite the proceedings. (b) The Board or the hearing examiner may issue a pre-hearing order which includes the agreements reached by the parties. Such order shall be served on all parties and shall be part of the record.