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TITLE 31NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 1GENERAL LAND OFFICE
CHAPTER 17HEARING PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED OR DANGEROUS STRUCTURES ON STATE LAND
RULE §17.32Admissibility of Prepared Testimony and Exhibits

Where a proceeding will be expedited and the interests of the parties will not be substantially prejudiced, evidence may be received in written form. The prepared testimony of a witness upon direct examination, either in narrative or question-and-answer form, may be incorporated into the record as if read or received as an exhibit. A witness upon direct examination shall be sworn and shall identify the prepared testimony as a true and accurate reflection of what the testimony would be if given orally. The witness shall be subject to cross-examination and the prepared testimony shall be subject to a motion to strike either in whole or in part.


Source Note: The provisions of this §17.32 adopted to be effective April 22, 1992, 17 TexReg 2472.

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