Sec.12-562-22a. Participation by nonparties

(a) Request to participate. At any time prior to the commencement of oral testimony in any hearing in a contested case any person may request that the presiding officer permit that person to participate in the hearing. Any person not a party that is so permitted to participate in the hearing will be identified an intervenor in Sections 12-562-1a through 12-562-19a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) Contents of request. The request of the proposed intervenor shall state such person's name and address and shall describe the manner in which that person is affected by the contested case. The proposed intervenor shall further state in what way and to what extent he proposes to participate in the hearing, and shall summarize any evidence he proposes to offer.

(c) Designation as intervenor. The presiding officer will act to determine the proposed intervenor's participation in the hearing, taking into account whether or not such participation will furnish assistance to the board or division in resolving the issues of the contested case. The presiding officer may grant the request to intervene if he finds that the proposed participation as an intervenor will add evidence or arguments on the issue of the contested case that would otherwise not be available to the board or division.

(Effective October 24, 1986; Amended June 4, 1999)