California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 1 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure › Article 13 - Hearings, Evidence, Briefs and Submission › Section 13.2 - (Rule 13.2) Presiding Officer

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
When evidence is to be taken in a hearing, the assigned
					 Commissioner or assigned Administrative Law Judge shall preside, as
					 follows:
(a) In an adjudicatory
				  proceeding, the presiding officer shall be either the assigned Commissioner or
				  the assigned Administrative Law Judge, as designated in the scoping
				  memo.
(b) In a ratesetting
				  proceeding, the presiding officer shall be either the assigned Commissioner or
				  the assigned Administrative Law Judge, as designated by the assigned
				  Commissioner prior to the first hearing.
(c) In a quasi-legislative proceeding, the
				  assigned Commissioner shall be the presiding officer.
(d) In a catastrophic wildfire proceeding,
				  the assigned Commissioner shall be the presiding officer, and the assigned
				  Administrative Law Judge shall assist in conducting the proceeding.
(e) Where the assigned Commissioner is
				  designated as the presiding officer pursuant to this rule, and is absent, the
				  assigned Administrative Law Judge shall preside at hearing to the extent
				  permitted by law.
1. New
					 section filed 11-29-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No.
					 49).
2. Amendment filed 1-19-78; designated effective 1-1-78 by
					 Resolution No. ALJ-129, see Section
					 11445,
					 Government Code (Register 78, No. 3).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)
					 filed 1-23-87; designated effective 12-17-87 by Decision 86-12-055, see
					 Government Code section
					 11351
					 (Register 87, No. 5).
4. Amendment of section
					 13.2(a) filed
					 6-31-91; operative 6-31-91 (Register 91, No. 43).
5. Amendment filed
					 10-19-98; designated effective 1-1-98 by Decision 97-12-043. Submitted to OAL
					 for printing only (Register 98, No. 43).
6. Change without
					 regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 10-17-2000 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2000, No. 42).
7. Renumbering of former
					 section 13.2 to section
					 4.5 and new section
					 13.2 filed 9-13-2006; operative
					 9-13-2006 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11351(a)
					 (Register 2006, No. 37).
8. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending subsections (c) and (d) filed 6-23-2009 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2009, No. 26).
9. New subsection (d),
					 subsection relettering and amendment of NOTE filed 3-15-2021; operative
					 5-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3).
					 Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section
					 11351 and
					 Public Utilities Code section
					 311(h)
					 (Register 2021, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1701
						and
						1701.8,
						Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections
						1701.8
						and
						1704,
						Public Utilities Code.