§ 44-1973 — Conduct of hearing

A. Any hearing under this article may be held before the commission, a member thereof, the director, or other authorized officer of the commission as the commission directs.

B. Conduct of the hearing shall be governed by this section, and by the rules of practice and procedure which may be adopted by the commission. Neither the commission nor any member thereof, nor the director, nor other authorized officer of the commission, shall be bound by the technical rules of evidence in the conduct of hearings under this article, and no informality in any proceeding, as in the manner of taking testimony, shall invalidate any order, decision, rule or regulation made, approved or confirmed by the commission.

C. A stenographic record of all proceedings and testimony shall be made of each hearing by a shorthand reporter appointed by the commission, and the record shall be reduced to writing and filed with the commission.