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
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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