Connecticut Regulations § 9-7b-41 Rules of evidence

Regulation Text

The following rules of evidence shall be followed in the admission of testimony and exhibits in all hearings in contested cases held under Chapter 54 of the General Statutes.

(a) General. Any oral or documentary evidence may be received, but the hearing officer shall, as a matter of policy, exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence. The Commission or hearing officer shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law in Connecticut where appropriate to the conduct of the hearing. Subject to these requirements and subject to the right of any party to cross examine, any testimony may be received in written form as provided in Section 9-7b-39 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.

(b) Documentary evidence, copies. Documentary evidence may be received at the discretion of the Commission or hearing officer in the form of copies or excerpts, if the original is not found readily available. Upon request by any party an opportunity shall be granted to compare the copy with the original, which shall be subject to production by the person offering such copies, within the provisions of section 52-180 of the General Statutes.

(c) Cross examination. Such cross examination may be conducted as the hearing officer shall find to be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts.

(d) Facts noticed, Commission records. The Commission or hearing officer may take administrative notice of judicially cognizable facts, including the records and the prior decisions and orders of the Commission. Any exhibit admitted as evidence by the Commission in a prior hearing may be offered as evidence in a subsequent hearing and admitted as an exhibit in such hearing.

(e) Facts noticed, scope and procedure. The Commission or hearing officer may take administrative notice of generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the Commission's specialized knowledge. Parties shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the material so noticed by being notified before or during the hearing, or by an appropriate reference in preliminary reports or otherwise of the material noticed. The Commission shall employ its experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge in evaluating the evidence presented at the hearing for the purpose of making its finding of facts and arriving at a final decision.

History

Effective March 23, 1989; Amended July 31, 1998

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