Indiana Code Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco § 7.1-3-3-10

Sec. 10. Conduct of Hearing.  The hearing on the denial of the renewal shall be conducted by a member of the commission or by a special examiner designated by it for this purpose.  A deputy attorney general of the state shall represent the State of Indiana at the hearing and he shall present the written and oral evidence in support of the reasons given in the notice of the denial of the renewal of the beer wholesaler's permit.  The applicant, in person or by counsel, shall present his evidence in support of his right to the renewal and in rebuttal of the evidence presented by the state.  The burden shall be upon the state to establish the existence and sufficiency of the reasons for the denial of the renewal of the permit.