---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 13.17"
title: "6"
number: "13.17"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/13.17"
---

# §13.17. Rights of parties.


Except as otherwise limited by this part, all parties may:

- (a) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by a Representative;
- (b) Participate in any conference held by the Presiding Officer;
- (c) Conduct discovery;
- (d) Agree to stipulations of fact or law, which will be Made part of the record;
- (e) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
- (f) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
- (g) Present oral arguments at the hearing as permitted by the Presiding Officer; and
- (h) **Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C., Ch. 1, sections 101 et seq. ); 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 59211, Oct. 12, 2005, unless otherwise noted.