Section Rko 207.01 - Appearances(a) No later than the time established in Rko 203.06(a)(4), the claimant, or the claimant's representative, and the respondent's intended representative in proceedings before the office shall file an appearance containing the information set forth in Rko 207.02 below.(b) A claimant who chooses to represent themselves shall file an appearance identifying themselves as their representative by no later than the date established under Rko 203.06 (a) (4).(c) An intervenor in a matter under Part Rko 216 below shall submit an appearance at the time of the filing of a motion to intervene, but such appearance shall not become effective unless the motion to intervene is granted.(d) A party or intervenor wishing to submit more than one simultaneous appearance on its behalf shall file a motion requesting permission to do so.(e) No party or intervenor shall submit more than one simultaneous appearance unless granted permission to do so under (f) below.(f) A motion to file more than one simultaneous appearance shall be granted if the presiding officer concludes that to do so would not, in itself:(1) Result in procedural delays that detrimentally impact the fair, efficient, and timely resolution of the matter;(2) Create irreparable harm to any party or intervenor previously admitted in the matter; or(3) Result in undue confusion of the case.(g) If a motion to file more than one simultaneous appearance is granted, the ombudsman shall impose such restrictions upon the simultaneous representatives as the ombudsman concludes are necessary to advance proceedings in an orderly, efficient, and just manner.(h) A person filing an appearance in a case shall, in proceedings before the office, serve as the representative of the person upon whose behalf the appearance has been filed.N.H. Admin. Code § Rko 207.01
Derived from Number 19, Filed May 9, 2024, Proposed by #13921, Effective 5/20/2024.