(A) A hearing required under this chapter shall be held in accordance with the following rules:
(1) A hearing shall be held at a reasonable time, date, and place;
(2) No cause shall be heard earlier than three days after receipt by a licensee of the notice required under this subchapter;
(3) A licensee may present evidence and argument; and
(4) The Commission or Commissioner may limit, but not prohibit, the presentation of evidence and argument.
(B) Where a licensee has received the requisite notice under this subchapter and fails to appear at a hearing, the Commission or Commissioner may act ex parte. The Liquor Control Commissioner may also have informal hearings where the liquor license will not be affirmatively acted on at the hearing.
(Ord. passed 6-14-2005; Ord. passed 8-13-2013)