S.C. Code Regs. § § 103-845

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 103-845 - Witnesses

A. In General. Witnesses shall be examined orally. Witnesses presenting testimony shall be sworn, or shall affirm, before their testimony shall be deemed evidence in the proceeding or any questions are put to them. All exhibits, no matter the size, must be easily readable and legible.

B. Cumulative Testimony Restricted. The presiding officer may limit the number of witnesses whose testimony may be merely cumulative. In order to enforce this section, the presiding officer may require a clear statement on the record of the nature of the testimony to be given by any witness proffered.

C. Prepared Statements and Exhibits. Copies of witness testimony and exhibits shall be prefiled with the Commission as prescribed. A witness may read into the record, as his or her direct testimony, statements of fact or expressions of his or her opinion prepared by him or her, or written answers to interrogatories of counsel. A prepared statement of a witness may also be received as an exhibit. All parties of record, insofar as it is practicable, should prefile with all other parties of record copies of prepared testimony and exhibits that the party of record proposes to use during a hearing. In proceedings involving utilities, the Commission shall require any party and the Office of Regulatory Staff to file copies of testimony and exhibits and serve them on all other parties of record within a specified time in advance of the hearing. In proceedings involving companies other than utilities, the Commission may require any party and the Office of Regulatory Staff to file copies of testimony and exhibits and serve them on all other parties of record within a specified time in advance of the hearing. Except as provided in S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-823, and unless the Commission shall otherwise order, an Applicant or Complainant whose case initiates a docket which requires a hearing shall file supporting written testimony with or without exhibits within two weeks of filing its application, tariff, petition, request, or complaint or within two weeks of the Commission Staff issuing a Notice of Hearing and/or a Notice of Filing and Hearing. This shall not apply to an individual filing a Formal Complaint who is appearing on his or her own behalf, fuel adjustment clause, and purchased gas adjustment cases.

S.C. Code Regs. § 103-845

Added by State Register Volume 31, Issue No. 4, eff April 27, 2007; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2024.