The hearing officer will base the decision on the information presented.

There is no reason why a hearing officer should be any less capable.

Owners who feel they need a larger increase must present their case to a hearing officer.

He then told the hearing officers, "I found the accusations against you to be many."

The hearing officer's final decision would have been binding on both sides.

"The hearing officer did nine, ten days of testimony and went to the site himself," he said.

He returned to the courts as a judicial hearing officer.

He retired in 1986 but continued to work as a judicial hearing officer until the end of last year.

How can a nonjudicial hearing officer force them to pay?

Most state workers already have contracts that require independent hearing officers.