SECTION 85:25-1-6. Commencement of proceeding; intervention and consolidation

(a)   Every proceeding shall be commenced by an initial pleading which shall be either:

(1)   an application,

(2)   a complaint, or

(3)   an order of the Board or Commissioner commencing a proceeding.

(b)   An application shall include any request for authority, approval, determination, permission or other Board action or relief whether or not directed against a named respondent. A complaint shall include every form of request for enforcement of an order, rule or regulation of the Board or Commissioner or for relief against a named respondent based upon an alleged violation of law or of a rule, regulation or order of the Board or Commissioner.

(c)   Any interested person may intervene in a proceeding before the Board or Commissioner upon making timely application and showing that he may be aggrieved by the decision. Two or more proceedings or matters may be consolidated if there is no prejudice to any person affected by such consolidation.

[Source: Transferred from 625:1-1-6 (see Editor’s Note at beginning of this Chapter)]