Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 3 - Corporation Commission - Rules of Practice and Procedure › Article 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Section R14-3-104 - Appearances, rights of parties, representation by attorney, conduct and former employees

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Rights
				of parties. At a hearing a party shall be entitled to enter an appearance, to
				introduce evidence, examine and cross-examine witnesses, make arguments, and
				generally participate in the conduct of the proceeding.
B. Taking of appearances. Parties shall enter
				their appearances at the beginning of a hearing or at any time as may be
				designated by the presiding officer or by order of the Commission by giving
				their names and addresses for the record and stating their position or
				interest.
C. Designation of
				classes, parties. When two or more parties have substantially like interests
				and positions, the presiding officer may declare them a class of parties
				present and appearing for purposes of the hearing. The members of a class shall
				designate one of their number to be representative of a class in the hearing.
				If the members of a class cannot agree on a representative, the presiding
				officer may designate one of them to be representative of the class. The
				presiding officer may deem participation by other members of the same class to
				be cumulative and may restrict its presentation accordingly. More than one
				class may be established for a hearing.
D. Notice. Whenever under these rules service
				is required or permitted to be made upon a party represented by an attorney,
				the service shall be made upon the attorney unless service upon the party is
				ordered by the Commission. Service upon the attorney or upon a party shall be
				made by delivering or mailing a copy to him at his last known address, unless
				the Commission otherwise specifies.
E. Withdrawal of attorney. The Commission or
				presiding officer may permit the withdrawal of an attorney from any proceeding
				upon written application and good cause shown under such terms, conditions, and
				notices to clients and other parties as the Commission or presiding officer may
				direct. Oral application for withdrawal may be made during any open proceeding
				which is being reported.
F. Conduct
				required
1. All persons appearing before the
				Commission or a presiding officer in any proceeding shall conform to the
				conduct expected in the Superior Court of the state of Arizona.
2. Any alleged inappropriate conduct before a
				Commissioner or a Hearing Officer shall be referred to the Commission for
				appropriate action.
3. Contemptuous
				conduct by any person appearing at a hearing shall be grounds for his exclusion
				by the presiding officer from the hearing.
4. If the Commission finds that any person
				has committed any improper or contemptuous conduct in any hearing before the
				Commission or a presiding officer, the Commission may impose such penalties
				provided by law that it deems appropriate.