At the request of any party, the General Counsel or the Hearing Officer shall issue signed subpoenas, including subpoenas duces tecum, following the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. However, in addition to the means of service provided in the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, service in contested cases may be by certified return receipt mail. With approval of the issuing authority, the parties may complete and serve their subpoenas. This section may not be used to circumvent the provisions of Rule 1220-01-02-.11.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-311, 65-2-102, and 65-3-112. Administrative History: Original rule filed June 30, 2000; effective September 13, 2000. Editorial changes made by the Secretary of State pursuant to Public Chapter 826 of 2002 by replacing “Executive Secretary” with “Chair of the Authority”; effective March 28, 2003. Administrative changes made to this chapter on April 27, 2018 pursuant to Public Chapter 94 of 2017; “Tennessee Regulatory Authority” references were changed to “Tennessee Public Utility Commission,” “Authority” references were changed to “Commission,” “Authority Director” references were changed to “Commissioner,” and “Chief” references were changed to “Director.” Amendments filed August 11, 2025; effective November 9, 2025.