(A) All hearings shall be open to the public.
(B) A representative of the license collector shall first present evidence to justify the denial, revocation or conditioning of a license. Thereafter, the applicant or licensee may present evidence.
(C) The burden of proof to justify revocation or conditioning of the license is on the license collector. The burden of proof is on the applicant or licensee seeking to reverse the denial of a request for an original license or license renewal.
(D) The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing in an informal fashion and shall not be bound by the technical rules of evidence.
(`64 Code, Sec. 8.1-15) (Ord. No. 2435)