Sec. 6. (a) The secretary or the secretary’s designee may:

(1) issue a license upon an application without further evidence; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-25-1-6

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) refer the license application for a hearing to determine whether a license should be granted.

     (b) If the director refers the license application for a hearing under subsection (a)(2), the secretary shall:

(1) serve as the administrative law judge; or

(2) appoint an administrative law judge to serve as the secretary’s designee.

The secretary or the secretary’s designee shall conduct a hearing on the referred license application and conduct an investigation to determine whether the license should be granted.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-2-3(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.35-2016, SEC.64.