49 CFR § 845.12 - Evidence.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s845.12"
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title: "49 CFR § 845.12 - Evidence."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "845.12"
section_name: "Evidence."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD"
part_number: "845"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRANSPORTATION: INVESTIGATIVE HEARINGS; MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 515, Pub. L. 106-554, App. C, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-153 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note); 49 U.S.C. 1112, 1113(f), 1116, 1131, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 80287, Dec. 24, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "845"
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# 845.12 Evidence.

In accordance with § 845.2, the chairman of the board of inquiry shall receive all testimony and evidence that may be of aid in determining the probable cause of the transportation accident or incident. He or she may exclude any testimony or exhibits that are not pertinent to the investigation or are merely cumulative.