{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-4.1044","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 4.1044","heading":"How may a party use a deposition in the hearing?","body":"(a) In general. Subject to the provisions of this section, a party may use in the hearing any part or all of a deposition taken against any party who:\n(1) Was present or represented at the taking of the deposition; or\n(2) Had reasonable notice of the taking of the deposition.\n(b) Admissibility. (1) No part of a deposition will be included in the hearing record, unless received in evidence by the judge.\n(2) The judge will exclude from evidence any question and response to which an objection:\n(i) Was noted at the taking of the deposition; and\n(ii) Would have been sustained if the witness had been personally present and testifying at a hearing.\n(3) If a party offers only part of a deposition in evidence:\n(i) An adverse party may require the party to introduce any other part that ought in fairness to be considered with the part introduced; and\n(ii) Any other party may introduce any other parts.\n(c) Video-recorded deposition. If the deposition was video recorded and is admitted into evidence, relevant portions will be played during the hearing and transcribed into the record by the reporter.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 4—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES","Subpart K—Specific Rules Applicable to Hearings Concerning the Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"7aee2c172adbd1ec64856be7c5884b6671de75374238f5a5ae42b2cd9c6d6d1e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-4.1043","next":"us/43-cfr-4.1045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}