Section 20-13-37 - Evidence rules inapplicable at hearings--Cross-examination--Burden of proof--Preservation of testimony

20-13-37. Evidence rules inapplicable at hearings--Cross-examination--Burden of proof--Preservation of testimony.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. Source: SL 1972, ch 11, §11 (11); SL 1975, ch 166, §1; SL 1981, ch 166, §13.