Section R2-17-121. Evidence

A.      All witnesses at a hearing shall testify under oath or affirma- tion. All parties shall have the right to present evidence and to conduct cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts. The Board shall receive relevant, probative, and material evidence, rule upon offers of proof, and exclude all evidence determined to be irrelevant, immate- rial, or unduly repetitious.

B.       Any party may call additional witnesses or introduce into evi- dence additional documents not disclosed by the party in its notice of appeal, answer, initial prehearing disclosure, or an additional or amended disclosure if that witness or document was not or could not reasonably have been known to that party at the time the party filed its notice of appeal, answer, initial prehearing disclosure, and additional or amended disclosure.

C.      The Board may conduct a hearing in an informal manner and without adherence to the rules of evidence required in judicial proceedings or follow that portion of the Arizona Rules of Evi- dence that the Board deems appropriate.

D.      The Board may question any witness.

E.       The Board may take judicial notice of judicially cognizable facts. In addition, the Board may take notice of generally rec- ognized technical or scientific facts within the board members’ specialized knowledge. The Board shall notify the parties either before or during the hearing, by reference in a prelimi- nary report or otherwise, of the material noticed, including any staff memoranda or data. The parties shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the noticed material. The board mem- bers’ experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge may be utilized in the evaluation of the evidence.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 8, 1998 (Supp. 98-1).