SECTION 165:5-9-4. Intervention and parties of record

(a)   Any person, not subject to subsection d of this Section, interested in the subject matter of a cause may become a party of record by filing a motion for intervention, which shall be accompanied by a notice of hearing and set for hearing on the next motion docket or as agreed to by the parties of record and the Commission or Administrative Law Judge. The Commission or an Administrative Law Judge shall prescribe terms and conditions upon which intervention shall be allowed.

(b)   An intervention shall follow the form provided elsewhere in this Chapter for an application or a response. An intervention may seek affirmative relief.

(c)   Each motion to intervene, accompanied by the notice of hearing, shall be served to all parties of record.

(d)   The following persons shall become a party of record by filing an entry of appearance or orally stating an entry of appearance at any proceeding regarding the cause:

(1)   A person named as a respondent,

(2)   A person entitled to individual notice in a cause,

(3)   A person seeking to intervene with the agreement of the applicant, all parties of record, and the Commission or Administrative Law Judge,

(4)   The Attorney General, or

(5)   The U.S. Department of Defense and/or the Federal Executive Agencies, but only for causes filed on the PUD docket.

(e)   Nothing herein shall waive the requirement that attorneys comply with OAC 165:5-1-10.

[Source: Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2474, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1939, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1082, eff 10-1-20]