§ 18.402 Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.

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Title 29—Labor > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor > PART 18—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES > Subpart B—Rules of Evidence > Relevancy and Its Limits

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All relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the United States, by Act of Congress, pursuant to executive order, by these rules, or by other rules or regulations prescribed by the administrative agency pursuant to statutory authority. Evidence which is not relevant is not admissible.

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