[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR81.15]

[Page 230]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 81--GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT--ENFORCEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 81.15  Evidence.

    (a) The Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply to proceedings under 
this part. However, the ALJ accepts only evidence that is--
    (1) Relevant;
    (2) Material;
    (3) Not unduly repetitious; and
    (4) Not inadmissible under Sec. 81.13 or Sec. 81.14.
    (b) The ALJ may take official notice of facts that are generally 
known or capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to 
sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 556 (d) and (e); 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234(f)(1), and 
3474(a))