(a) The commission, if requested by a party, or on its own initiative, shall take official notice of one or more of the following:
- (1) Any fact which could be judicially noticed in the courts of New Hampshire;
- (2) The relevant portion of the record of other proceedings before the commission;
- (3) Generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the commission’s specialized knowledge;
- (4) Codes or standards that have been adopted by an agency of the United States, of New Hampshire, or of another state, or by a nationally recognized organization or association; and
- (5) Prior commission orders.
- (b) The commission shall notify parties either before or during the hearing or by reference in preliminary orders or otherwise of the material noticed; and
- (c) The commission shall afford parties an opportunity to contest the material so noticed.
Source. #14184, eff 1-24-25