---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 681.13"
title: "45"
number: "681.13"
heading: "At the hearing, what rights do the parties have?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/681.13"
---

# §681.13. At the hearing, what rights do the parties have?


Each party has the right to:

- (a) Be represented by a representative;
- (b) Request a pre-hearing conference and participate in any conference held by the ALJ;
- (c) Conduct discovery;
- (d) Agree to stipulations of fact or law which will be made a part of the record;
- (e) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
- (f) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
- (g) Present arguments at the hearing as permitted by the ALJ; and
- (h) Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing, as permitted by the ALJ.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 74 FR 26794, June 4, 2009, unless otherwise noted.