1. (a) A person may become a party to a proceeding by:

   1. (1) filing an application (other than an application for rehearing pursuant to Rule 16.1), petition, or complaint;
   2. (2) filing (i) a protest or response to an application (other than an application for rehearing pursuant to Rule 16.1) or petition, or (ii) comments in response to an order instituting rulemaking;
   3. (3) making an oral motion to become a party at a prehearing conference or hearing; or
   4. (4) filing a motion to become a party.

2. (b) A person seeking party status by motion pursuant to subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4) of this rule shall:

   1. (1) fully disclose the persons or entities in whose behalf the filing, appearance or motion is made, and the interest of such persons or entities in the proceeding; and
   2. (2) state the factual and legal contentions that the person intends to make and show that the contentions will be reasonably pertinent to the issues already presented.
3. (c) The assigned Administrative Law Judge may, where circumstances warrant, deny party status or limit the degree to which a party may participate in the proceeding.
4. (d) Any person named as a defendant to a complaint, or as a respondent to an investigation or a rulemaking, is a party to the proceeding.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1701, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 1701, Public Utilities Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-4-91; operative 1-20-92. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 92, No. 9).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and subsection (a) and adding Note filed 9-13-2000 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2000, No. 37).

3. Repealer and new section 1.4 filed 9-13-2006; operative 9-13-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11351(a) (Register 2006, No. 37).

4. Amendment of subsections (a)(2)-(3), (b) and (b)(2) filed 6-4-2009; operative 7-4-2009 (Register 2009, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h).

5. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) filed 5-9-2011; operative 6-8-2011. Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2011, No. 19).

6. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed 1-30-2018; operative 4-1-2018. Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2018, No. 5).

7. Amendment of section heading filed 3-15-2021; operative 5-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3). Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2021, No. 12).