---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 81.15"
title: "34"
number: "81.15"
heading: "Evidence."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/81.15"
---

# §81.15. Evidence.

- (a) **The Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply to proceedings under this part.** However, the ALJ accepts only evidence that is—
  - (1) Relevant;
  - (2) Material;
  - (3) Not unduly repetitious; and
  - (4) Not inadmissible under [§ 81.13](/cfr/34/81.13.md) or [§ 81.14](/cfr/34/81.14.md).
- (b) The ALJ may take official notice of facts that are generally known or capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234-1234i, and 3474(a), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 19512, May 5, 1989, unless otherwise noted.