---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 4.19-5"
title: "46"
number: "4.19-5"
heading: "Adherence to rules of evidence."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/4.19-5"
---

# §4.19-5. Adherence to rules of evidence.


As hearings under this part are administrative in character, strict adherence to the formal rules of evidence is not imperative. However, in the interest of orderly presentation of the facts of a case, the rules of evidence should be observed as closely as possible.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2303a, 2306, 6101, 6301, 6305, 56311, and 70034; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Subpart 4.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 1903(a)(1)(E).

### Source

Source: CGD 74-119, 39 FR 33317, Sept. 17, 1974, unless otherwise noted.