Cal. Code Regs. tit. 10 § 2662.5

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 2662.5 - Requirements for Awards

(a) Subject to subdivision (b) herein, advocacy fees, witness fees, and other expenses of participation in a proceeding shall be awarded to any petitioner, intervenor or participant who complies with section 2662.3 and satisfies both of the following requirements:

(1) The petitioner, intervenor or participant's presentation makes a substantial contribution as evidenced by specific citations to the petitioner's, intervenor's or participant's direct testimony, cross-examination, legal arguments, briefs, motions, discovery, declarations by advocates and/or witnesses, written or oral comments of the intervenor or its witnesses regarding a rate application provided to the Department, correspondence with the parties, stipulations or settlement agreements, and decision or order by the Department or the Commissioner on a petition for hearing or rate or class plan application issued without a formal hearing, or any other appropriate evidence; and,

(2) The petitioner, intervenor or participant represents the interests of consumers.

(b) To the extent the substantial contribution claimed by a petitioner, intervenor or participant duplicates the substantial contribution of another party to the proceeding and was not authorized in the ruling on the Petition to Intervene or Participate, the petitioner's, intervenor's or participant's compensation may be reduced. Participation by the Department of Insurance staff does not preclude an award of compensation, so long as the petitioner's, intervenor's, or participant's substantial contribution to the proceeding does not merely duplicate the participation by the Department of Insurance's staff. In assessing whether there was duplication, the Commissioner will consider whether or not the petitioner, intervenor or participant presented relevant issues, evidence, or arguments which were separate and distinct from those presented by any party or the Department of Insurance staff.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 10, § 2662.5

1. New section filed 8-18-95 as an emergency; operative 8-18-95 (Register 95, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-16-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 12-19-95 as an emergency; operative 12-19-95 (Register 95, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-17-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-19-95 order transmitted to OAL April 17, 1996; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 12-19-95 order filed 5-30-96 (Register 96, No. 22).
4. New section filed 5-30-96 as an emergency; operative 5-30-96 (Register 96, No. 22). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-27-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-30-96 order, including amendment of subsection (b), transmitted to OAL 9-26-96 and filed 11-5-96 (Register 96, No. 45).
6. Amendment filed 12-29-2006; operative 1-28-2007 (Register 2006, No. 52).

Note: Authority cited: Section 1861.10, Insurance Code; and CalFarm Insurance Company, et al. v. George Deukmejian, et al., 48 Cal.3d 805, 824 (1989), 20th Century Insurance Company v. John Garamendi, 8 Cal.4th 216, 281, 32 Cal. Rptr. 2d 807, 847 (1994). Reference: Sections 1861.10(a) and 1861.10(b), Insurance Code; and CalFarm Insurance Company, et al. v. George Deukmejian, et al., 48 Cal.3d 805 (1989), 20th Century Insurance Company et al. v. John Garamendi 8 Cal. 4th 216, 32 Cal. Rptr. 2d 807 (1994).