{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.318","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.318","heading":"Rights of parties.","body":"All parties may:\n(a) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative;\n(b) Participate in any prehearing or post-hearing conference held by the ALJ;\n(c) Agree to stipulations of fact or law, which shall be made part of the record;\n(d) Conduct discovery;\n(e) Make opening and closing statements at the hearing;\n(f) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;\n(g) Cross examine witnesses;\n(h) Present oral arguments at the hearings; and\n(i) Submit written briefs, proposed findings of fact, and proposed conclusions of law after the hearing.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart L—Procedures Related to Administrative Hearings Under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"a37f6a618bafef13c1c618a2ef6b7ed58ea6b2b27208a8f333c801616fe7eac9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.317","next":"us/7-cfr-1.319"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}