Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart A - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter F - PRESIDING OFFICERS
Section 5.482 - Disqualification of a presiding officer
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) A party may file a motion for disqualification of a presiding officer which shall be accompanied by affidavits alleging personal bias or other disqualification.
(b) A presiding officer may withdraw from a proceeding when deemed disqualified in accordance with law.
(c) A motion for disqualification shall be served on the presiding officer and the parties to the proceeding.
(d) The presiding officer will rule upon a motion for disqualification within 30 days of receipt. Failure to rule upon a motion for disqualification within 30 days of its receipt will be deemed to be a denial of the motion.
(e) The ruling of the presiding officer on a motion for disqualification is subject to the interlocutory appeal procedure in § 5.303 (relating to Commission action on petition for interlocutory review and answer).
(f) Subsections (a)-(e) supersede 1 Pa. Code §35.186 (relating to disqualification of a presiding officer).
The provisions of this §5.482 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504-506, 1301 and 1501.