Part 18 — Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges
Subpart A — General
- § 18.10— Scope and purpose.
- § 18.11— Definitions.
- § 18.12— Proceedings before administrative law judge.
- § 18.13— Settlement judge procedure.
- § 18.14— Ex parte communication.
- § 18.15— Substitution of administrative law judge.
- § 18.16— Disqualification.
- § 18.17— Legal assistance.
- § 18.20— Parties to a proceeding.
- § 18.21— Party appearance and participation.
- § 18.22— Representatives.
- § 18.23— Disqualification of representatives.
- § 18.24— Briefs from amicus curiae.
- § 18.30— Service and filing.
- § 18.31— Privacy protection for filings and exhibits.
- § 18.32— Computing and extending time.
- § 18.33— Motions and other papers.
- § 18.34— Format of papers filed.
- § 18.35— Signing motions and other papers; representations to the judge; sanctions.
- § 18.36— Amendments after referral to the Office of Administrative Law Judges.
- § 18.40— Notice of hearing.
- § 18.41— Continuances and changes in place of hearing.
- § 18.42— Expedited proceedings.
- § 18.43— Consolidation; separate hearings.
- § 18.44— Prehearing conference.
- § 18.50— General provisions governing disclosure and discovery.
- § 18.51— Discovery scope and limits.
- § 18.52— Protective orders.
- § 18.53— Supplementing disclosures and responses.
- § 18.54— Stipulations about discovery procedure.
- § 18.55— Using depositions at hearings.
- § 18.56— Subpoena.
- § 18.57— Failure to make disclosures or to cooperate in discovery; sanctions.
- § 18.60— Interrogatories to parties.
- § 18.61— Producing documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things, or entering onto land, for inspection and other purposes.
- § 18.62— Physical and mental examinations.
- § 18.63— Requests for admission.
- § 18.64— Depositions by oral examination.
- § 18.65— Depositions by written questions.
- § 18.70— Motions for dispositive action.
- § 18.71— Approval of settlement or consent findings.
- § 18.72— Summary decision.
- § 18.80— Prehearing statement.
- § 18.81— Formal hearing.
- § 18.82— Exhibits.
- § 18.83— Stipulations.
- § 18.84— Official notice.
- § 18.85— Privileged, sensitive, or classified material.
- § 18.86— Hearing room conduct.
- § 18.87— Standards of conduct.
- § 18.88— Transcript of proceedings.
- § 18.90— Closing the record; subsequent motions.
- § 18.91— Post-hearing brief.
- § 18.92— Decision and order.
- § 18.93— Motion for reconsideration.
- § 18.94— Indicative ruling on a motion for relief that is barred by a pending petition for review.
- § 18.95— Review of decision and review by the Secretary.
Subpart B — Rules of Evidence
- § 18.101— Scope.
- § 18.102— Purpose and construction.
- § 18.103— Rulings on evidence.
- § 18.104— Preliminary questions.
- § 18.105— Limited admissibility.
- § 18.106— Remainder of or related writings or recorded statements.
- § 18.201— Official notice of adjudicative facts.
- § 18.301— Presumptions in general.
- § 18.302— Applicability of state law.
- § 18.401— Definition of <em>relevant evidence.</em>
- § 18.402— Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.
- § 18.403— Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of confusion or waste of time.
- § 18.404— Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes.
- § 18.405— Methods of proving character.
- § 18.406— Habit; routine practice.
- § 18.407— Subsequent remedial measures.
- § 18.408— Compromise and offers to compromise.
- § 18.409— Payment of medical and similar expenses.
- § 18.410— Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussion, and related statements.
- § 18.411— Liability insurance.
- § 18.501— General rule.
- § 18.601— General rule of competency.
- § 18.602— Lack of personal knowledge.
- § 18.603— Oath or affirmation.
- § 18.604— Interpreters.
- § 18.605— Competency of judge as witness.
- § 18.607— Who may impeach.
- § 18.608— Evidence of character and conduct of witness.
- § 18.609— Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime.
- § 18.610— Religious beliefs or opinions.
- § 18.611— Mode and order of interrogation and presentation.
- § 18.612— Writing used to refresh memory.
- § 18.613— Prior statements of witnesses.
- § 18.614— Calling and interrogation of witnesses by judge.
- § 18.615— Exclusion of witnesses.
- § 18.701— Opinion testimony by lay witnesses.
- § 18.702— Testimony by experts.
- § 18.703— Bases of opinion testimony by experts.
- § 18.704— Opinion on ultimate issue.
- § 18.705— Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion.
- § 18.706— Judge appointed experts.
- § 18.801— Definitions.
- § 18.802— Hearsay rule.
- § 18.803— Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial.
- § 18.804— Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable.
- § 18.805— Hearsay within hearsay.
- § 18.806— Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant.
- § 18.901— Requirement of authentication or identification.
- § 18.902— Self-authentication.
- § 18.903— Subscribing witness' testimony unnecessary.
- § 18.1001— Definitions.
- § 18.1002— Requirement of original.
- § 18.1003— Admissibility of duplicates.
- § 18.1004— Admissibility of other evidence of contents.
- § 18.1005— Public records.
- § 18.1006— Summaries.
- § 18.1007— Testimony or written admission of party.
- § 18.1008— Functions of the judge.
- § 18.1101— Applicability of rules.
- § 18.1103— Title.
- § 18.1104— Effective date.