Mich. Admin. Code 792.10259 - Conduct of hearings

Rule 259.

(1) All hearings before the entire tribunal must be recorded either electronically or stenographically, or both, in the discretion of the tribunal.

(2) Without leave of the tribunal, a witness may not testify as to the value of property without submission of a valuation disclosure signed by that witness and containing that witness' value conclusions and the basis for those conclusions. This requirement does not preclude an expert witness from rebutting another party's valuation evidence. The expert witness may not testify as to the value of the property at issue unless the expert witness submitted a valuation disclosure signed by that expert witness.

(3) If a witness is not testifying as to the value of property or as an expert witness, then their testimony in the form of opinions or inferences is limited to opinions or inferences that are rationally based on the perception of the witness and that are helpful to a clear understanding of their testimony or the determination of a fact in issue, as provided in MRE 701.

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Mich. Admin. Code 792.10259

2013 AACS; 2015 AACS; 2023 AACS; 2025 MR 6, Eff. 3/28/2025