Minnesota Administrative Rules

1400.6200 INTERVENTION IN PROCEEDINGS AS PARTY.

Subpart 1.

Petition.

Any person not named in the notice of hearing who desires to intervene in a contested case as a party shall submit a timely written petition to intervene to the judge and shall serve the petition upon all existing parties and the agency. Timeliness will be determined by the judge in each case based on circumstances at the time of filing. The petition shall show how the petitioner's legal rights, duties, or privileges may be determined or affected by the contested case; shall show how the petitioner may be directly affected by the outcome or that petitioner's participation is authorized by statute, rule, or court decision; shall set forth the grounds and purposes for which intervention is sought; and shall indicate petitioner's statutory right to intervene if one should exist. The agency may, with the consent of the judge, and where good reason appears therefor, specify in the notice of and order for hearing or prehearing the final date upon which a petition for intervention may be submitted to the judge.

Subp. 2.

Objection.

Any party may object to the petition for intervention by filing a written notice of objection with the judge within seven days of service of the petition if there is sufficient time before the hearing. The notice shall state the party's reasons for objection and shall be served upon all parties, the person petitioning to intervene and the agency. If there is insufficient time before the hearing for a written objection, the objection may be made orally at the hearing.

Subp. 2a.

Hearing on petition.

Where necessary to develop a full record on the question of intervention, the judge shall conduct a hearing on the petition to determine specific standards that will apply to each category of intervenor, and to define the scope of intervention.

Subp. 3.

Order.

The judge shall allow intervention upon a proper showing pursuant to subpart 1 unless the judge finds that the petitioner's interest is adequately represented by one or more parties participating in the case. An order allowing intervention shall specify the extent of participation permitted the petitioner and shall state the judge's reasons. A petitioner may be allowed to:

A.

file a written brief without acquiring the status of a party;

B.

intervene as a party with all the rights of a party; or

C.

intervene as a party with all the rights of a party but limited to specific issues and to the means necessary to present and develop those issues.

Subp. 4.

By agency in a neutral capacity.

Where the agency participates in the hearing in a neutral or quasi-judicial capacity, the agency staff, or a portion of the agency staff, may petition to intervene under the rule.

Subp. 5.

Participation by public.

The judge may, in the absence of a petition to intervene, nevertheless hear the testimony and receive exhibits from any person at the hearing, or allow a person to note that person's appearance, or allow a person to question witnesses, but no person shall become, or be deemed to have become, a party by reason of such participation. Persons offering testimony or exhibits may be questioned by parties to the proceeding.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.06; 14.131; 14.51; 15.474; 363.06; 363A.28

History:

9 SR 2276; 26 SR 391

Published Electronically:

August 6, 2013