Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation
Chapter 10 - Central Operations
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 2 - Rules of Procedure for Administrative Hearings
Section 230-RICR-10-00-2.23 - Miscellaneous
Current through September 18, 2024
A. Intervention. A request to intervene consistent with Super. R. Civ. P. Rule 24 may be initiated by filing a motion to intervene with the Presiding Officer.
B. Ex Parte Consultations. No Person who is a Party to or a participant in any proceeding before the Department or the Party's counsel, employee, agent or any other individual acting on the Party's behalf, shall communicate ex parte with the Presiding Officer or the Director about any matter related to the proceeding, and the Presiding Officer and/or the Director shall not request or entertain any such ex parte communications. The prohibitions contained above do not apply to those communications which relate to hearing schedules, procedural matters and general information about how hearings are conducted.
C. Consolidation. The Presiding Officer may, in their discretion, consolidate or combine several matters for purposes of hearing or other proceedings, when they find that sufficient common issues of fact or law or both are involved.
D. Plural. Words in the singular number include the plural, and vice-versa, except where the context otherwise requires or where a contrary result appears from necessary implication.
