# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 01 — General Provisions

### Chapter 01 — Procedures for Hearings of Regulations

#### Regulation .07 Order of Proof.

*COMAR 26.01.01.07*

A. The requesting agency has the affirmative and is examined first, or explains the regulation. Affirmative witnesses are followed by the aggrieved parties, if any, and their witnesses. The requesting agency shall be permitted to rebut their testimony. All parties may be subject to appropriate cross-examination, depending on the type of hearing.

B. Motions to dismiss or strike out testimony are superfluous in administrative hearings and should not be entertained.