§ 7559. Hearing; evidence; record; neutral experts. (a) An arbitration\nhearing shall be informal and the rules of evidence shall be those\napplicable to arbitrations conducted pursuant to article seventy-five of\nthis chapter.\n (b) Testimony at the hearing shall be taken under oath and a record of\nthe proceedings shall be made by a recording device. Any party may\nobtain a copy of the recording of the proceeding, which shall be\nprovided without charge. A party, at that party's expense, may also\nutilize the services of a stenographic reporter. The cost of any\ntranscription ordered by the panel of arbitrators for its own use shall\nbe deemed part of the cost of the proceedings.\n (c) The panel on its own motion may call a neutral expert witness who\nshall be subject to cross-examination by the parties. The cost of the\nexpert will be deemed a cost of the proceeding.\n
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