Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure › Section 810-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Formal Requirements as to Filings

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Title. All
				 initial applications, petitions and other papers filed with the Commission in
				 any proceeding shall clearly show, in the title, the names of all persons in
				 whose behalf the filing is made. If more than one person is involved, a single
				 name only need be included in the title of subsequent papers filed. All
				 subsequent filings shall show the docket designation assigned by the
				 Clerk.
B. Form and Size. All
				 pleadings shall be typed or printed on paper 8.5" wide and 11" long. The
				 impression may be on both sides of the paper and shall be double spaced.
				 Footnotes and quotations may be single-spaced. Pleadings shall be fastened only
				 on the left side; one copy shall be provided unbound. Unless otherwise
				 directed, an original and nine (9) copies of any pleading shall be filed with
				 the Clerk. Reproductions may be made by any process provided that all copies
				 are clear and permanently legible.
C. Signature. Except as may be otherwise
				 required by the rules and regulations of the Commission or ordered or requested
				 by the Commission, the original copy of each application, petition, protest,
				 motion, objection, brief, rate schedule, notice, report, statement and other
				 paper or amendment thereto, shall be signed by the party in interest, or by its
				 attorney, as required by these rules, and shall show the office, address and
				 telephone number of the same. In any filing, a conformed copy may be
				 substituted for the signed original as long as the signed original is submitted
				 within ten (10) days thereafter. All other copies filed shall be fully
				 conformed thereto.
D. Effect of
				 Signature. The signature of the person, officer or attorney on any paper filed
				 with the Commission constitutes a certification that the signatory has read the
				 paper being subscribed and filed, and knows the contents thereof; that to the
				 best of the signatory's knowledge, information, and belief formed after a
				 reasonable inquiry, it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing
				 law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification or reversal of
				 existing law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose; that if
				 executed in any representative capacity, the matter has been subscribed and
				 executed in the capacity specified upon the pleading or matter filed with full
				 power and authority to so do; and that the contents are true as stated, except
				 as to matters and things, if any, stated on information and belief, and that
				 those matters and things are believed to be true.
E. Construction. All pleadings shall be
				 liberally construed and errors or defects therein which do not mislead or
				 affect the substantial rights of the parties involved shall be
				 disregarded.
F. Rejection of
				 Pleadings and Documents. Pleadings and documents which are not in substantial
				 compliance with these or other Commission rules, orders of the Commission, or
				 applicable statutes may be rejected within thirty (30) days after filing. If
				 rejected, such papers will be returned with an indication of the deficiencies
				 therein. Acceptance of a pleading or document for filing is not a determination
				 that the pleading or document complies with all requirements of the Commission
				 and is not a waiver of such requirements. The Commission Counsel is authorized
				 to reject pleadings and documents under this rule.
G. Electronic Filing. §
										1.6(B)     of this
				 Part shall not apply to any pleadings or documents which are filed
				 electronically. The Clerk shall establish requirements for the format and
				 transmission of such documents. Parties will be obligated to provide hard
				 copies as directed by the Clerk.
H.
				 Confidential Information. Claims of privilege may be made pursuant to §
										1.3(H)(3)     of this Part.