---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1.318"
title: "7"
number: "1.318"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1.318"
---

# §1.318. Rights of parties.


All parties may:

- (a) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative;
- (b) Participate in any prehearing or post-hearing conference held by the ALJ;
- (c) Agree to stipulations of fact or law, which shall be made part of the record;
- (d) Conduct discovery;
- (e) Make opening and closing statements at the hearing;
- (f) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
- (g) Cross examine witnesses;
- (h) Present oral arguments at the hearings; and
- (i) **Submit written briefs, proposed findings of fact, and proposed conclusions of law after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 9582, Mar. 7, 1991, unless otherwise noted. Correctly designated at 57 FR 3909, Feb. 3, 1992.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.