- A. An administrative law judge may join as a party any person or entity in favor of whom or against whom a right to relief may exist and over whom the Commission may acquire jurisdiction.
- B. Joinder may be made upon application of any party or upon the presiding administrative law judge’s own motion.
- C. A party seeking to join another person or entity shall file a motion requesting joinder with the presiding administrative law judge within 30 days of when the party knew or should have known to join the party. The moving party shall serve a copy of the motion upon the person or entity for whom joinder is requested, and upon all other parties.
- D. If the requirements of this Section are met, the presiding administrative law judge shall join as a party the person or entity for whom joinder is requested and shall issue a notice advising the parties of the joinder.
- E. A person or entity upon whom a motion to join is filed under this Article may file a response to the motion within 10 days after the motion is filed.
Historical Note
Former Rule XVII. Section repealed, new Section adopted effective July 6, 1993 (Supp. 93-3). R20-5-217 recodified from R4-13-217 (Supp. 95-1). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 3435 (October 28, 2022), with an immediate effective date of October 5, 2022 (Supp. 22-4). New Section R20-5-217 renumbered from R20-5-150 and amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4199 (October 31, 2025), effective December 6, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).