N.Y. Public Service Law § 20: Practice before the commission; immunity of witnesses

§ 20. Practice before the commission; immunity of witnesses. 1. All

hearings before the commission or a commissioner, or an officer or

employee specially authorized to conduct an investigation or hearing,

shall be governed by rules to be adopted and prescribed by the

commission. And in all investigations, inquiries or hearings the

commission or a commissioner, or an officer or employee specially

authorized to conduct an investigation or hearing, shall not be bound by

the technical rules of evidence.

2. In any investigation or inquiry by or upon any hearing before the

commission or any commissioner, or an officer or employee specially

authorized to conduct an investigation or hearing, the commission, any

commissioner or the officer conducting the investigation or hearing may

confer immunity in accordance with the provisions of section 50.20 of

the criminal procedure law.