Section 16-601-57 - Time to fileA motion to intervene or participate, to be timely, shall be filed and served as follows:
(1) A motion to intervene or participate in a public utility rate increase case shall be filed not later than ten days after the last public hearing held pursuant to the published notice of the hearing. The date for filing a timely motion to intervene shall be indicated in the published notice of public hearing. The movant shall serve its motion on the applicant and consumer advocate before filing it with the commission and shall file with the commission a proof of that service;(2) In all applications requesting issuance or transfer of a certificate of public convenience and necessity or contract carrier's permit, the motion to intervene or participate shall be filed not later than twenty days after a notice of the pending application has been published in a newspaper of general circulation within the State or within the county or counties affected by the application. The movant shall serve a copy of its motion on the applicant and two copies on the consumer advocate and shall file with the commission a proof of that service; or(3) A motion to intervene or participate shall be served on all parties and the consumer advocate and filed, in the proceedings other than those specified in paragraphs (1) or (2), no later than:(A) Twenty days after an application is filed;(B) Twenty days after the commission orders an investigation including an investigation of a tariff change or an initial tariff filing. However, a motion to intervene or participate in a tariff change that results in a public utility general rate increase must be filed as specified in paragraph (1); or (C) Ten days before the date set for the first day of hearing on a complaint.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-6, 271-9, 271G-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-6, 271-31, 271G-23)