45 CFR § 702.10 - Voluntary witnesses at public session of a hearing.

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title: "45 CFR § 702.10 - Voluntary witnesses at public session of a hearing."
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title_name: "Public Welfare"
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section_name: "Voluntary witnesses at public session of a hearing."
chapter_name: "COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1975, 1975a, 1975b."
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# 702.10 Voluntary witnesses at public session of a hearing.

A person who has not been subpoenaed and who has not been afforded an opportunity to appear pursuant to § 702.6 may be permitted, in the discretion of the Commission, to make an oral or written statement at a public session of a hearing. Such person may be questioned to the same extent and in the same manner as other witnesses before the Commission.