Section 2177.10 - Evidence(a) The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and witnesses, except as hereinafter provided. Any relevant evidence shall be admitted if it is evidence upon which responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper the admission of evidence over objection in civil actions.(b) The rules of privilege shall be effective to the extent that they are otherwise required by law to be recognized at the hearing.(c) The Administrative Law Judge has the sole discretion to exclude evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will necessitate undue consumption of time.(d) No documentary evidence will be admitted into evidence at the hearing that was not previously exchanged between the parties without good cause shown why the evidence was not available to the parties for exchange prior to the hearing.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 10, § 2177.10
1. New section filed 3-10-2003; operative 4-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 11). Note: Authority cited: Sections 1723 and 1742.2, Insurance Code. Reference: Sections 1723 and 1742.2, Insurance Code; and 18 U.S.C. § 1033.
1. New section filed 3-10-2003; operative 4-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 11).