20-13-37. Evidence rules inapplicable at hearings--Cross-examination--Burden of proof--Preservation of testimony.
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The Commission of Human Rights is not bound by the strict rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity but the right of cross - examination shall be preserved. The charging party bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the allegations in his charge. The testimony taken at a hearing shall be under oath, electronically recorded, or stenographically reported, or both by a commission agent, and transcribed, if ordered by the commission.