Section Rko 202.01 - Conduct of Participants in Proceedings(a) All persons involved in any proceeding before the office shall treat the process and all other participants, including the presiding officer, agency staff, witnesses, parties, intervenors, representatives, and persons filing amicus briefs, with respect and fairness.(b) Parties, intervenors, representatives, and persons filing amicus briefs shall not: (1) Make a claim or assertion unless there is admissible evidence to support that claim or assertion;(2) Knowingly dispute a claim or assertion of another person unless there is a reason to do so that is supported by admissible evidence or argument;(3) Personally, or through another person, make a false or misleading statement of material fact or law;(4) Personally, or through another, knowingly conceal, destroy, preclude, or delay access to evidence which is relevant to the proceeding;(5) Knowingly attempt to introduce evidence which is not relevant to, or admissible in, the proceeding;(6) Assert personal knowledge of facts at issue unless appearing under oath;(7) Offer opinion as to matters at issue except in opening or closing statements, when testifying as an expert witness or as otherwise allowed by the presiding officer in the particular case;(8) Attempt to influence the presiding officer on an ex parte basis in a manner contrary to these rules or other law;(9) Engage in disruptive behavior during the course of a proceeding, including but not limited to: a. Making frivolous claims or motions;b. Using tactics that have no purpose other than to embarrass, burden, or offend any participant;c. Speaking when another person who has been recognized by the presiding officer is attempting to speak;d. Speaking when the presiding officer is making a statement or posing a question;e. Speaking or acting in a manner that is abusive to other persons; orf. Attempting to delay the proceedings solely for the sake of delay; or(10) Directly contact, outside of the presence of the representative, a party or intervenor who is known at that time to be represented in the proceeding, unless: a. The contact at issue is not related to the subject matter of the pending case; orb. The contact has been agreed to by the representative.N.H. Admin. Code § Rko 202.01
Derived from Number 19, Filed May 9, 2024, Proposed by #13921, Effective 5/20/2024.