Section 31-224. INTERVENTION

 

224.1Any person who is not named as a specific party in the pleadings initiating a proceeding, but who has a substantial interest in the proceeding, may petition the Panel for leave to intervene.

 

224.2A petition for leave to intervene shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention and the position and interest of the prospective intervenor(s) in the proceeding.

 

224.3A petition for leave to intervene shall be in writing and shall be filed by the prospective intervenor in compliance with the directions set forth in the public notice of the filing or petition, or as may be otherwise ordered by the Panel.

 

224.4Any party may answer a petition for leave to intervene. The answer, if filed, shall be subject to the provisions of § 223.

 

224.5The Panel may grant or deny a petition for leave to intervene, or may grant the petition upon such conditions and limitations as it may prescribe.

 

224.6A person whose petition for leave to intervene has been granted by the Panel shall be permitted to appear and participate as a party in the proceeding; Provided, that the granting of the petition shall not constitute a determination by the Panel that the intervenor is or will be affected by the final order or decision.

 

224.7The granting of a petition to intervene shall not have the effect of changing or broadening the issues in the proceeding, except where that change or broadening is expressly requested by the intervenor and is expressly granted by the Panel after opportunity for the filing or objection to that request has been afforded to all parties.

 

224.8A person granted intervenor status shall enter the proceeding as it exists unless modified by the Panel pursuant to § 224.7.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 6715, 6724 (October 23, 1987).