- (a) A person seeking a declaratory ruling on any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission shall request such ruling by submitting a petition pursuant to Puc 203.
- (b) Such a petition shall be verified under oath or affirmation by an authorized representative of the petitioner with knowledge of the relevant facts.
(c) The commission shall dismiss a petition for declaratory ruling that:
- (1) Fails to set forth factual allegations that are definite and concrete;
- (2) Involves a hypothetical situation or otherwise seeks advice as to how the commission would decide a future case;
- (3) Does not implicate the legal rights or responsibilities of the petitioner; or
- (4) Is not within the commission’s jurisdiction.
- (d) Except for a petition dismissed pursuant to subsection (c), the commission shall conduct an adjudicative proceeding on a petition for declaratory ruling in accordance with Puc 204.
Source. #14184, eff 1-24-25