Section 170 IAC 1-1.5-4 - Communication within the commissionAuthority: IC 8-1-1-3
Affected: IC 8-1
Sec. 4.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), members of the commission, its attorneys, and technical employees may communicate with one another regarding a particular proceeding pending before the commission.(b) An attorney assigned as counsel to a member of commission staff who is designated as testimonial staff, a technical employee directed to file a report in a particular proceeding, or a member of commission staff who is designated as testimonial staff may not communicate regarding the particular proceeding with members of the commission, attorneys not assigned as counsel to a member of commission staff who is designated as testimonial staff, or technical employees not assigned to file a report in that particular proceeding, or designated as testimonial staff. Members of the consumer affairs division as defined by 170 IAC 16-1-2 are not testimonial or technical staff.Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 1-1.5-4; filed Dec 9, 1996, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 939; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFA; filed Dec 3, 2007, 10:30 a.m.: 20080102-IR-170070379FRA; Readopted filed 7/29/2014, 8:39 a.m.: 20140827-IR-170140181RFAReadopted filed 4/15/2020, 12:02 p.m.: 20200513-IR-170200084RFAFiled 6/10/2020, 7:38 a.m.: 20200708-IR-170190378FRA