Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart A - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter E - EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES
EVIDENCE
Section 5.403 - Control of receipt of evidence
Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 5.403
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) The presiding officer shall have all necessary authority to control the receipt of evidence, including the following:
(1) Ruling on the admissibility of
evidence.
(2) Confining the
evidence to the issues in the proceeding and impose, where appropriate:
(i) Limitations on the number of witnesses to
be heard.
(ii) Limitations of time
and scope for direct and crossexaminations.
(iii) Limitations on the production of
further evidence.
(iv) Other
necessary limitations.
(b) The presiding officer will actively employ these powers to direct and focus the proceedings consistent with due process.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §35.127, 35.162 and 35.163 (relating to limiting number of witnesses; reception and ruling on evidence; and designation of relevant portions of documentary evidence).
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