Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 41, October 12, 2024
Section 5.31 - Staff-initiated complaints(a) A Commission bureau may commence a proceeding pursuant to statutory or regulatory authority or pursuant to delegation by the Commission by filing a complaint in accordance with § 5.22 (relating to content of formal complaint). The complaint will contain a statement of the particular matter about which the bureau is complaining or inquiring, and the complaint will require that the respondent named file a written answer in the form required by § 5.61 (relating to answers to complaints, petitions and motions).(b) A Commission bureau filing a complaint under this section involving a fixed utility or licensee will provide a copy to the Office of Trial Staff, the Chief Counsel, the Office of Consumer Advocate, and the Office of Small Business Advocate.(c) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code §35.14 (relating to orders to show cause).The provisions of this §5.31 adopted October 12, 1984, effective 1/1/1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended January 24, 1997, effective 1/25/1997, 27 Pa.B. 414; amended April 28, 2006, effective 4/29/2006, 36 Pa.B. 2097.The provisions of this §5.31 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504-506, 1301 and 1501.