(a) Any person who appears and testifies in a deposition or a contested case may be accompanied, represented and advised by counsel. The right to be accompanied, represented and advised by counsel means the right of a person testifying to have counsel present at all times while testifying and to have counsel:
- (1) Advise the person before and after the conclusion of testimony;
- (2) Question the person briefly at the conclusion of testimony to clarify any of the answers given; and (3) Make summary notes during the testimony solely for the use of the person.
- (b) Any person who has given or will give testimony and counsel representing the person may be excluded from a deposition during the taking of testimony of any other witness.
- (c) The commissioner may take such action as the circumstances warrant against a person who engages in dilatory or obstructionist conduct during the course of a deposition, including exclusion of the offending person from participation in the deposition or contested case.
(Adopted effective August 31, 2004)