45 CFR 81.73
§ 81.73 Testimony.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- 45 CFR 81.73, § 81.73 Testimony, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/216603
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Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing; but the presiding officer, in his discretion, may require or permit that the direct testimony of any witness be prepared in writing and served on all parties in advance of the hearing. Such testimony may be adopted by the witness at the hearing, and filed as part of the record thereof. Unless authorized by the presiding officer, witnesses will not be permitted to read prepared testimony into the record. Except as provided in §§ 81.75 and 81.76, witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.