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Code · CFR · Title 27 — Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms · Part 771 · § 771.97

§ 771.97. Powers.

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Administrative law judges shall have authority to:
(a)Administer oaths and affirmations;
(b)Issue subpoenas as authorized by law;
(c)Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;
(d)Take or cause depositions to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served thereby;
(e)Regulate the course of the hearing;
(f)Hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties;
(g)Require the attendance at such conferences of at least one representative of each party who has the authority to negotiate concerning resolution of issues in controversy;
(h)Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;
(i)Render recommended decisions in proceedings on applications for licenses and permits and on revocation or denial of renewal of licenses or permits;
(j)Call, examine, and cross-examine witnesses, including hostile or adverse witnesses, when the administrative law judge deems such action to be necessary to a just disposition of the case, and introduce into the record documentary or other evidence; and
(k)Take any other action authorized by rule of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C. 556(c) and 18 U.S.C. 843.
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