Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-821 - Written Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents

A. After a request for hearing is filed with the Commission, any interested party desiring to issue written interrogatories or a request for production of documents to another interested party shall be limited to 25 in number, inclusive of sub-parts.

B. Answers to written interrogatories or a request for production of documents shall be served on all interested parties by the answering party within 30 days after service of the interrogatories or a request for production of documents, or within 30 days after a ruling by the administrative law judge that the interrogatories must be answered or documents must be produced.

C. No scheduled hearing shall be cancelled or continued for failure of a party to timely issue interrogatories or a request for production of documents to another interested party.

D. Written interrogatories issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section may only be used at the time of hearing for impeachment of a witness unless the answering party is deceased at the time of the scheduled hearing in which event the interrogatory answers may be admitted into evidence.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-821

Adopted effective March 20, 1975 (Supp. 75-1). R20-5-821 recodified from R4-13-821 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 2122, effective 6/6/2024.