N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 222
Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required
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Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2015
§ 222. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The\nchairman or board in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a\nhearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence\nor by technical or formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this\nchapter; but may make such investigation or inquiry or conduct such\nhearing in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the\nparties.\n
§ 222. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The\nchair, the board or the chair's designee, pursuant to section two\nhundred twenty-one of this article, in making an investigation or\ninquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or\nstatutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of\nprocedure, except as provided by this chapter; but may make such\ninvestigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing in such manner as to\nascertain the substantial rights of the parties.\n
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