25 CFR § 20.703 - What must the written notice of hearing include?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s20.703"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 20.703 - What must the written notice of hearing include?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "20.703"
section_name: "What must the written notice of hearing include?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "20"
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# 20.703 What must the written notice of hearing include?
The written notice of hearing must include:
(a) The date, time and location of the hearing;
(b) A statement of the facts and issues giving rise to the appeal;
(c) The applicant's or recipient's right to be heard in person, or to be represented by an authorized representative at no expense to the Bureau;
(d) The applicant or recipient's right to present both oral and written evidence during the hearing;
(e) The applicant's or recipient's right to confront and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing;
(f) The applicant's or recipient's right of one continuance of not more than 10 days with respect to the date of hearing; and
(g) The applicant's or recipient's right to examine and copy, at a reasonable time before the hearing, his/her case record as it relates to the proposed action being contested.