Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 105.13 - Form of hearing(a) The hearing shall be formal, but not all of the strict rules of evidence need be enforced. Evidence offered should be the best evidence available. Documents which constitute reliable evidence or whose contents or meaning are in dispute should be brought to hearing and entered into evidence. Whenever possible, the original document should be available to be offered into evidence.(b) A complete stenographic, electronic or other exact record of the proceedings shall be made.(c) A Civil Service Commissioner or a hearing officer designated by the Commission may conduct hearings.The provisions of this § 105.13 adopted October 18, 1961; amended October 15, 1964 and April 16, 1970; amended March 29, 1985, effective 3/30/1985, 15 Pa.B. 1151; amended March 12, 2004, effective 3/13/2004, 34 Pa.B. 1442.