43-1-20. Special commissioner.
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The court may conduct the proceedings required by this code, or may, by general or special order, appoint a special commissioner to do so. The special commissioner must be a licensed attorney. Upon conclusion of the hearing the special commissioner shall file his findings and recommendations with the court promptly.
History: 1953 Comp., § 34-2A-19, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 19.