South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 8 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section 103-830 - Filing and Service of Pleadings

(1) A complainant requesting a hearing shall file the complaint with the Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk shall mail a copy of the complaint to the defendant within 14 days of filing.

(2) The defendant shall serve its answer on the complainant and shall file its answer with certification of service with the Commission within 30 days of receipt of the complaint, unless an extension of time is granted for good cause shown. Any defendant failing to file its answer within such period, unless an extension of time is granted, shall be deemed in default and all relevant facts stated in such complaint may be deemed admitted.

(1) If a person other than the petitioner is named in a petition for a declaratory order or in a petition for a rule to show cause, the Chief Clerk shall cause a copy of the petition to be mailed to such named person within 14 days of the filing of the petition.

(2) The person named in a petition for a declaratory order or in a petition for a rule to show cause shall serve its answer on the petitioner and shall file its answer with certification of service with the Chief Clerk within 30 days of the receipt of the petition from the Chief Clerk unless an extension of time is granted for good cause shown.

(3) A person filing a petition to intervene or a party of record filing a petition for rehearing or reconsideration shall file the petition with certification that service of the petition has been made on all parties of record. The Chief Clerk shall make available to the person seeking to intervene a service list consisting of the names of all parties of record.