1. (a) Pleadings, excluding testimony and exhibits, shall be signed by one (1) of the following methods:

   1. (1)

      1. (A) If the party is an individual, by the individual.
      2. (B) For all parties other than individuals, pleadings, with the exception noted in subsection (b) of this section, shall be signed by an attorney;
   2. (2) Customer releases pursuant to 23 CAR § 462-607(b), exchanges and releases of allocated territory pursuant to 23 CAR § 462-607(c), and tariff filings pursuant to 23 CAR § 462-702 that are assigned to a “TF” docket may be signed by an authorized representative of the party;

   3. (3)

      1. (A) The attorney for any party may sign for that party provided, however, that any attorney who signs for a party thereby represents that he or she:

2. (i) Is authorized to do so;

   1. (ii) Is a licensed attorney-at-law in this state or another United States jurisdiction;

      1. (iii) Agrees to conform to the standards of conduct required by attorneys before the courts of Arkansas; and

         1. (iv) Agrees to comply with the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s rules.
      2. (B) The attorney shall indicate his or her bar number and jurisdiction of licensure on all pleadings; and

   2. (4)

      1. (A) All pleadings shall be verified by the party filing the same unless signed by the party's attorney, in which event such signature shall constitute a verification.

      2. (B) A verification shall include a certificate by the party that:

         1. (i) He or she has read the pleading;
         2. (ii) To the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief there are good grounds to support it; and
         3. (iii) It is not interposed for delay.

3. (b) Signatures on electronically filed documents.

   1. (1) A pleading or other document filed electronically that requires a signature may be signed in the following manner: “/s/ (name)”.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) If the filed document bears an original nonelectronic signature, the person filing the document shall maintain the original document.
      2. (B) This includes all notarized documents.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 3.06 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.