(A) (1) Any person refused a license or whose license is suspended or revoked shall have the right to a hearing before the Board of Trustees.
(2) A written notice of a request for such hearing shall be served upon the Board of Trustees within 30 days of such refusal of a permit to construct or alter, or refusal of a license, or suspension or revocation thereof.
(B) (1) The public hearing shad be conducted by the President of the Board of Trustees.
(2) The President may compel by subpoena, or subpoena deuces tecum, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers, and shall administer oaths to witnesses.
(3) The President shall give written notice of the time and place of hearing by registered mail to the licensee or applicant, not less than 15 days, nor more than 30 days, prior to such hearing.
(C) (1) The applicant or licensee may appear in person, by counsel or by duly-authorized agent.
(2) At said hearing, the applicant or licensee shall be afforded an opportunity to present all relevant evidence in support of his or her application for license or renewal of license or in resistance to the revocation thereof.
(D) (1) In the event of the inability of any party or the Board of Trustees to procure the attendance of witnesses to give testimony or produce books and papers, such party or the Board of Trustees may take the testimony of said witness by deposition as provided for by the State Code of Civil Procedure.
(2) All testimony taken at the hearing shall be reduced to writing and all such testimony and other evidence introduced at the hearing shall be a part of the official record.
(E) (1) The Board of Trustees shall make findings of fact in such a hearing and shall render its decision within 30 days after the termination of the hearing, unless additional time is required for proper disposition of the matter.
(2) The Board of Trustees shall give written notice of its decision by registered mail to the licensee or applicant not more than 15 days after the Board of Trustees renders its decision.
(F) Technical errors in the proceedings before the Board of Trustees, or their failure to observe the technical rules of evidence, shall not constitute grounds for the reversal of any administrative decision unless it appears to the court that such error or failure materially affected the rights of any party, and resulted in substantial injustice to the party.
(Prior Code, § 18-210)