Venue of hearing.

Board hearings held pursuant to provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act shall be conducted at the election of the board in the county in which the licensee, applicant or unlicensed person maintains residence or in a county in which the act complained of occurred; except that in cases involving initial licensing, hearings shall be held in the county where the board maintains its office. In any case, however, the person whose license or application is involved or the person who performed the unlicensed act and the board may agree that the hearing is to be held in some other county or by virtual remote means.