Montana § 69-2-102 - Role Of Commission When Consumer Counsel Protests
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 69-2-102 — Role Of Commission When Consumer Counsel Protests, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-2-102. Role Of Commission When Consumer Counsel Protests
Role of commission when consumer counsel protests. In any case involving an application by a regulated entity to the commission for authority to increase its rates that is actively contested by the consumer counsel, the commission shall leave representation of the interests of consumers to the consumer counsel when the consumer counsel timely petitions to become a party to the case. This section does not prohibit the commission or its staff from investigating and interrogating in any hearing to clarify the case or present an issue. Evidence may be introduced by the commission on an issue that has not been adequately addressed by any party if the commission first requests counsel of record to address the issue and counsel fails to introduce sufficient or adequate evidence.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 69-2-102 ("Role Of Commission When Consumer Counsel Protests") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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