NAC706.3961. Pleadings: Requirements for format; signature; request for hearing.

     1. Pleadings must:

     (a) Be properly titled.

     (b) Be signed in ink by each party or an authorized person.

     (c) Include the name and address of each party and, if represented, the name, address and telephone number of the authorized representative or attorney of the party.

     (d) Except an initial pleading, clearly identify the proceeding by title and docket number.

     (e) Set forth a clear and concise statement of the matters relied upon as a basis for the action or relief requested and an appropriate prayer.

     (f) Be typewritten, printed or reproduced in at least 12-point type on good quality white paper, which is approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size. Any exhibit or appendix accompanying the pleading must be folded to this size. Information must be presented on only one side of the paper and must be double spaced, except for footnotes or quotations which are indented. All copies must be clear and permanently legible.

     2. A pleading initiating a new proceeding must have space for the docket number.

     3. Regardless of any error in the designation of a pleading, the Authority will accord the pleading its true status in the proceeding in which it is filed.

     4. A signature on the pleading constitutes a representation that:

     (a) The person signing the pleading has read the pleadings;

     (b) To the best of his or her knowledge, there are good grounds to support the pleading;

     (c) The information in the pleading is true to the best of his or her knowledge and belief; and

     (d) The pleading is not filed solely to delay the proceeding.

     5. If a person filing a pleading desires a hearing on the matter, a request for a hearing must be stated in the pleading.

     (Added to NAC by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R071-98, eff. 10-28-98)