01-026 C.M.R. ch. 70, § 15 - Evidence
Current through 2022-14, April 6, 2022
A.
Rules of privilege. The Board
need not observe the rules of evidence observed by courts, but shall observe
the rules of privilege recognized by law.
B.
Evidence. Evidence shall be
admitted if it is the kind of evidence upon which reasonable persons are
accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs. The Board may exclude
irrelevant or unduly repetitious evidence.
C.
Witnesses. All witnesses
shall be sworn.
D.
Prefiling
testimony. Subject to these requirements, the Board may, for the
purposes of expediting adjudicatory proceedings, require procedures for the
prefiling of all or part of the testimony of any witness in written form. Every
such witness shall be subject to oral cross-examination.
E.
Written evidence; exception.
No sworn written evidence shall be admitted unless the author is available for
cross-examination or subject to subpoena, except for good cause
shown.
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