Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-11; IC 4-21.5-3-35

Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 4-33-3-23; IC 23-2.5-11-9; IC 23-19-6-2; IC 31-33-26-9

Sec. 9. (a) Where not inconsistent with IC 4-21.5 or other applicable procedural rules, an administrative law judge (ALJ) may apply the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure to an administrative proceeding, but Trial Rules 64-71, which provide for provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, cannot be applied.

(b) An ALJ may admit testimony of an expert witness and require a showing of reliability from the witness regarding the witness's qualifications as an expert.

(c) An ALJ may admit a verified written statement of a party or nonparty witness as evidence. If only part of a statement is offered into evidence by a party, an adverse party may require the offering party to introduce any other part, which ought in context to be considered with the part introduced, and any party may introduce any other parts.

(Office of Administrative Law Proceedings; 41 IAC 2-2-9; filed Mar 16, 2026, 12:01 p.m.: 20260415-IR-041250378FRA)