NAC703.530. Captions, amendments and construction of pleadings.  


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  •      1. Pleadings before the Commission must be styled applications, petitions, complaints, answers, motions or comments.

         2. If not otherwise prohibited by law and if substantial rights of the parties will not be prejudiced, the Commission will or the presiding officer shall allow any pleading to be amended or corrected or any omission in the pleading to be cured.

         3. The Commission will or the presiding officer shall liberally construe the pleadings and disregard any defects which do not affect the substantial rights of any party.

     [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 3 §§ 7.010, 7.040 & 7.050, eff. 1-1-79]—(NAC A 1-6-84; A by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R047-02, 10-24-2002)