§ 41-2-4 - Hearing and decision by board. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 41-2-4

   § 41-2-4  Hearing and decision by board.– Upon an appeal being taken from any decision or order, the racing and athleticshearing board shall hold and conduct hearings on the appeal to be governed byrules to be adopted by the board, and in the hearings the board shall not bebound by technical rules of evidence. The board shall sit as an impartial,independent body in order to make decisions affecting the public interest andprivate rights. It shall hear all appeals de novo as to both the law and thefacts and its decisions shall be based upon the law and upon the evidencepresented to it by the division of racing and athletics and by the parties ininterest. The concurrence of a majority of the board shall be sufficient forany decision.