North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 69 - Public Service Commission
Article 69-02 - Practice and Procedure
Chapter 69-02-01 - General Provisions
Section 69-02-01-09 - Definitions

As used in this article except as otherwise required by the context:

1. "Commission" and "commissioner" mean the public service commission, and a member thereof, respectively.

2. "Commission's staff" includes the commission's experts, employees, and attorneys.

3. "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary or office of the executive secretary of the commission.

4. "Hearing officer" includes any one or more of the members of the commission duly designated, or one or more hearing officers appointed according to law and duly designated to preside at hearings or conferences.

5. "Participants" includes any party or person admitted by the commission to participate in a proceeding, including the commission's staff.

6. "Person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organized group including governmental agencies and subdivisions and trade associations.

7. "Public utility" includes any association, person, firm, corporation, or agency engaged or employed in any business which is under the jurisdiction of the commission. (See North Dakota Century Code section 49-01-01.)

8. "Tariff" includes any rate, joint rate, fare, toll, schedule, price schedule, classification, contract, practice, rule, regulation, or service, which is required by law to be filed with the commission.

General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02

Law Implemented: NDCC 49-01-07