R590-160-9. Sanctions

(1)(a) The commissioner may sanction a party, a party's representative, a witness, or a witness's representative for: (i) contemptuous conduct; (ii) disobedient conduct; or (iii) failure to comply with this rule or a lawful order. (b) A sanction may include: (i) excluding evidence; (ii) dismissing one or more claims; (iii) striking a pleading or a portion of a pleading; (iv) entering a default judgment; or (v) ordering payment of costs, expenses, reasonable attorney fees, and other fees. (2) The commissioner may take reasonable steps to control the conduct of an adjudicative proceeding.