NAC445B.8925. Briefs.

     1. The Commission may, upon its motion or a motion by a party, order the parties to a hearing to file an opening brief, a response brief and a reply brief.

     2. Except as otherwise provided by an order of the Commission, if the Commission orders the parties to a hearing to file briefs pursuant to subsection 1:

     (a) The party which requested the hearing shall file an opening brief which does not exceed 20 pages in length.

     (b) The Department and any other intervening party shall file a response brief which does not exceed 20 pages in length.

     (c) The party which requested the hearing shall file a reply brief which does not exceed 10 pages in length. The Commission will consider only those portions of the reply brief which address directly matters or issues set forth in the response brief filed pursuant to paragraph (b).

     3. The Commission may, upon its own motion or a motion by another party, order briefs to be filed before or after a hearing in addition to any briefs which the Commission orders pursuant to subsection 1.

     4. The Commission will, for each brief which is ordered pursuant to this section, prescribe the period by which the briefs must be filed with the Commission and served on all parties.

     5. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 6, each brief which is filed and served pursuant to an order of the Commission must be:

     (a) Presented on white paper of standard quality and 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size;

     (b) Typewritten or prepared in a manner that produces clear and permanent copies equivalent in legibility to printing;

     (c) In 12-point font;

     (d) Double-spaced, except that descriptions of real property may be single-spaced and quotations of more than 50 words must be indented and single-spaced;

     (e) Paginated sequentially at the bottom of each page; and

     (f) Accompanied by a certificate or acknowledgment of service or a certificate of mailing for all parties.

     6. A brief which is ordered by the Commission pursuant to this section may be served on any other party by United States mail, electronic mail or facsimile.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R227-03, eff. 4-20-2004; A by R135-11, 5-30-2012)