Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 2605.360 - Witness Testimony
a) The
Hearing Officer may exercise reasonable control over the form of examination
and order of witnesses so as to make the examination effective for gathering
the facts, avoiding delay, and protecting witnesses from harassment or undue
embarrassment. The Hearing Officer may limit the examination of witnesses to
prevent cumulative or irrelevant evidence. The Hearing Officer may examine any
witness.
b) A party may object to
specific questions asked by the Hearing Officer, but it shall not be
objectionable that a question violates a technical rule of evidence. For
purposes of this Section, the rule against hearsay is a substantive, rather
than a technical, rule of evidence.
c) Before testifying, a witness shall
declare, by oath or affirmation and under penalty of perjury, that he or she
will testify truthfully.
d) In the
interests of justice, at the request of a party, or on the Hearing Officer's
own motion, the Hearing Officer may order witnesses excluded so that they
cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses. The Hearing Officer may direct
that all excluded and non-excluded witnesses be kept separate until called and
may prevent them from communicating with one another until they have been
examined or the Hearing is ended.
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