California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 3 - Public Employment Relations Board › Chapter 1 - Public Employment Relations Board › Subchapter 3 - Hearings › Section 32176 - Rules of Evidence: Unfair Practice Cases

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Compliance with the technical rules of evidence applied in
					 the courts shall not be required. Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or
					 affirmation. Hearsay evidence is admissible but shall not be sufficient in
					 itself to support a finding unless it would be admissible over objection in
					 civil actions. Immaterial, irrelevant, or unduly repetitious evidence may be
					 excluded. The rules of privilege shall apply. Evidence of any discussion of the
					 case that occurs in an informal settlement conference shall be inadmissible in
					 accordance with Evidence Code Section
					 1152.
1.
					 Renumbering from Section
					 35026 and amendment filed 7-6-78 as
					 an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 78, No. 27).
2.
					 Certificate of Compliance filed 10-19-78 (Register 78, No. 42).
3.
					 Amendment filed 6-18-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
					 25).
4. Amendment filed 9-20-82; effective upon filing pursuant to
					 Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 82, No. 39).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 NOTE filed 2-15-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 7).
6. Amendment of NOTE filed
					 6-11-2001 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2001 (Register 2001, No. 24). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-2001 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-11-2001 order transmitted
					 to OAL 10-18-2001 and filed 12-4-2001 (Register 2001, No. 49).
8.
					 Amendment of NOTE filed 2-2-2004 as an emergency; operative 2-2-2004 (Register
					 2004, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
					 6-1-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-2-2004 order
					 transmitted to OAL 5-4-2004 and filed 6-8-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 24).
10. Amendment of NOTE filed 8-30-2004 as an emergency;
					 operative 8-30-2004 (Register 2004, No. 36). A Certificate of Compliance must
					 be transmitted to OAL by 12-28-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
11. Amendment of NOTE refiled
					 12-27-2004 as an emergency; operative 12-29-2004 (Register 2004, No. 53). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-28-2005 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
12. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-27-2004 order
					 transmitted to OAL 4-26-2005 and filed 5-31-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 22).
13. Amendment of NOTE filed 12-6-2013 as an emergency;
					 operative 12-6-2013 pursuant to Government Code section
					 110035.5
					 (Register 2013, No. 51). This regulatory action is deemed an emergency exempt
					 from OAL review and was filed directly by the agency with the Secretary of
					 State pursuant to Government Code section
					 110035.5.
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-4-2014 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-6-2013 order transmitted
					 to OAL 5-29-2014 and filed 7-10-2014 (Register 2014, No. 28).
15.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 5-8-2018 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2018, No. 19).
16. Amendment of NOTE filed
					 12-27-2019; operative 4-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 52).
17.
					 Amendment of NOTE filed 4-18-2023; operative 7-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						3509(a),
						3513(h),
						3524.52(a),
						3541.3(g),
						3551(a),
						3555.5(c),
						3563(f),
						71639.1(b)
						and
						71825(b),
						Government Code; and Section
						99561(f),
						Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections
						3509,
						3513(h),
						3524.52(a),
						3541.3(h),
						3541.3(i),
						3551(a),
						3555.5(c),
						3563(g),
						3563(h),
						71639.1
						and
						71825,
						Government Code; and Sections
						99561(g)
						and
						99561(h),
						Public Utilities Code.