[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR417.9]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 417_PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATION OFFICERS
--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A_Procedures To Determine Adequacy of Constitution and Bylaws 
          for Removal of Officers of Local Labor Organizations
 
Sec. 417.9  Evidence; contumacious or disorderly conduct.

    (a) Formal rules of evidence or procedure in use in courts of law or 
equity shall not obtain. Rules of evidence are to be within the 
discretion of the Administrative Law Judge. However, it shall be the 
policy to exclude testimony or matter which is irrelevant, immaterial, 
or unduly repetitious.
    (b) Contumacious or disorderly conduct at a hearing may be ground 
for exclusion therefrom. The refusal of a witness at any hearing to 
answer any questions which have been ruled to be proper shall, in the 
discretion of the Administrative Law Judge be ground for striking all 
testimony previously given by such witness on related matter.
    (c) At any stage of the hearing the Administrative Law Judge may 
call for further evidence or testimony on any matter. After the hearing 
has been closed, no further information shall be received on any matter, 
except where provision shall have been made for it at

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the hearing, or except as the Administrative Law Judge or Assistant 
Secretary may direct by reopening the hearing.

[29 FR 8264, July 1, 1964, as amended at 29 FR 8480, July 7, 1964]