Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 123.10 - Testimony(a) All testimony received at hearings shall be under oath or affirmation. The presiding officer may receive any evidence by testimony, deposition, exhibit, exemplar, or otherwise which he deems relevant and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence applicable in courts of law. Any witness desiring to read or place in the record of the hearing a prepared or written statement shall, unless excused from this requirement by the presiding officer, file a copy thereof with the Commission at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. The presiding officer shall determine whether such statement may be read or placed in the record.(b) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §35.137 (relating to oral examination).The provisions of this § 123.10 amended April 18, 1980, effective 4/19/1980, 10 Pa.B. 1592.