Section 1360-04-01-.15 - EVIDENCE IN HEARINGS(1) In all agency hearings, the testimony of witnesses shall be taken in open hearings except as otherwise provided by these rules or otherwise provided by law. In the discretion of the agency or upon motion of any party, witnesses may be excluded prior to or after their testimony. The standard for admissibility of evidence is set forth at T.C.A. § 4-5-313.(2) In all cases before an administrative judge from the Administrative Procedures Division, whether sitting alone or with an agency, the administrative judge shall have the authority to order that all evidence that comes in the form of exhibits be separately filed with the Administrative Procedures Division in an electronic format consistent with Rule 1360-04-01-.03.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1360-04-01-.15
Original rule filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979. Amendment filed May 23, 1984; effective June 22, 1984. Repeal and new rule filed November 25, 1986; effective January 9, 1987. Amendment filed May 31, 1990; effective July 15, 1990. Rule was previously numbered 1360-04-01-.16 but was renumbered 1360-04-01-.15 with the deletion of original rule 1360-04-01-.14 filed January 8, 2024; effective 4/7/2024. Amendments filed January 8, 2024; effective 4/7/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-219, 4-5-312, 4-5-313, and 4-5-321.