§ 1167.1 Purpose
§ 1167.2 Applicability
§ 1167.3 Definitions
§ 1167.4 Testimony and production of official records and information
§ 1167.5 Procedure when demand is made
§ 1167.6 Office of Inspector General employees

Terms Used In 45 CFR Part 1167 - Testimony and Production of Records

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.