(a)(1) The Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall notify each claimant and also the head of each state agency against which a claim or action is filed of the time and place set for a hearing on the claim or action, if a hearing on the matter is set by the Arkansas State Claims Commission.(2) A party to a claim or action is not entitled to a hearing as a matter of law but may request a hearing before the commission.(b)(1) The commission is not bound by the formal rules of evidence and shall conduct all hearings publicly and in a fair and impartial manner, giving the parties full opportunity for presentation of evidence, cross-examination of witnesses, and argument.(2) To the extent practicable, the commission shall adopt the procedure used by the circuit courts, and a hearing before the commission shall be conducted in a judicial manner.(c) Hearings on a motion filed by a party shall be set: (1) Upon request of one (1) of the parties; and(2) If the commission finds that oral argument or witness testimony, or both, will benefit the commission in deciding on the motion.Amended by Act 2019, No. 785,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 1949, No. 462, § 4; 1951, No. ssion finds that oral argument or witness testimony, or both, will benefit the commission in deciding on the motion.Amended by Act 2019, No. 785,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 1949, No. 462, § 4; 1951, No. 373, § 2; 1983, No. 470, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-1404; Acts 2005, No. 1962, § 88.
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