52 Pa. Code § 5.406 - Public documents

(a) A report, decision, opinion or other document or part thereof, need not be produced or marked for identification, but may be offered in evidence as a public document by specifying the document or part thereof and where it may be found, if the document is one of the following:

(1) A report or other document on file with the Commission.

(2) An official report, decision, opinion, published scientific or economic statistical data or similar public document which is issued by a governmental department, agency, committee, commission or similar entity which is shown by the offeror to be reasonably available to the public.

(b) Upon the request of a party and at the direction of the presiding officer or the Commission, a party who incorporates by reference a pleading shall provide a copy of the pleading to the party requesting one.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §35.165 and 35.166 (relating to public documents; and prepared expert testimony).

Notes

52 Pa. Code § 5.406

The provisions of this § 5.406 adopted October 12, 1984, effective 1/1/1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended April 28, 2006, effective 4/29/2006, 36 Pa.B. 2097.

The provisions of this § 5.406 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504-506, 1301 and 1501.