Statute · New York Workers' Compensation Law
N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 222 — Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required
N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 222
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Workers' Compensation Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 222. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The chair, the board or the chair's designee, pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one of this article, in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or…
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N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 222 — Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 222. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The chair, the board or the chair's designee, pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one of this article, in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this chapter; but may make such investigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties.