In a proceeding involving an application by a public service company seeking authority of the Commission to increase rates and charges for the utility service and when the direct testimony of witnesses has been pre-filed with the Commission and the intervening parties to the proceeding not less than 10 days before the scheduled appearance of witnesses at a hearing, cross-examination shall be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes per witness per intervening party to the proceeding. Re-direct of witnesses and recross-examination of witnesses on their re-direct testimony shall be limited to a maximum of 20 minutes, respectively, per witness per intervening party. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed in any way to apply to the Office of People's Counsel. Agency Note: See U.S. v. Public Service Commission, 422 F. Supp. 676 (D. Md., 1976), Civil No. B-74-1264.

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-112, 2-113, 2-115, 2-121, 3-101, 3-104, 3-109, 3-113, and 3-114, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 15, 1910

Revised effective May 8, 1911, May 3, 1912, and October 19, 1915

Regulations .06D and .13C amended effective May 10, 1982 (9:9 Md. R. 911)

Regulations .09 and .10 amended effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 118)

Annotation:COMAR 20.07.02.08 cited in Radio Communications, Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland, et al., 50 Md. App. 422 (1981)