Level III Training Manual

Evidentiary Hearing

l In the context of civil law, an evidentiary hearing may be used as a means of determining whether to proceed with additional investigation or whether to proceed with an enforcement action l Such proceedings are basically a formalized procedure for “ fact finding ”

Evidentiary Hearing

ž Why might an agency choose to conduct an evidentiary hearing? — Where there are allegations of a serious violation(s) of law, but the evidence is weak and/or of questionable reliability — Evidentiary hearings are not common in the civil law context, but may be useful where serious allegations come from sources outside the agency rather than through the agency ’ s own investigation

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