Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart A - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter A - PLEADINGS AND OTHER PRELIMINARY MATTERS
FORMAL COMPLAINTS
Section 5.31 - Staff-initiated complaints

Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 5.31

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) A Commission bureau may commence a proceeding pursuant to statutory or regulatory authority or pursuant to delegation by the Commission by filing a complaint in accordance with § 5.22 (relating to content of formal complaint). The complaint will contain a statement of the particular matter about which the bureau is complaining or inquiring, and the complaint will require that the respondent named file a written answer in the form required by § 5.61 (relating to answers to complaints, petitions and motions).

(b) A Commission bureau filing a complaint under this section involving a fixed utility or licensee will provide a copy to the Office of Trial Staff, the Chief Counsel, the Office of Consumer Advocate, and the Office of Small Business Advocate.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code §35.14 (relating to orders to show cause).

The provisions of this §5.31 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504-506, 1301 and 1501.

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