Section 31.01.01.231 - PREPARED TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS01.Prepared Testimony May Be Required. Order, notice or rule may require a party or parties to submit prepared testimony and exhibits to be presented at hearing.02.Format for Prepared Testimony.a. Prepared testimony and exhibits must be accompanied by a cover sheet showing the case caption and case title, the person testifying, the party for whom the testimony is offered, and the nature of the testimony (direct, rebuttal, etc.).b. The first page of prepared testimony should contain testimony only (i.e., it should begin with the first question to the witness and not repeat the information on the cover page).c. Prepared testimony must be submitted on white eight and one-half by eleven inch (8-1/2" x 11") paper, be double-spaced (except for quoted material and tables or other collections of numerical data), and contain no more than ten (10) characters per inch and no less than twenty-five (25) lines of double-spaced testimony or more than thirty (30) lines per page. Each page may be printed on the front and back (duplexed).d. Each line of prepared testimony must be numbered at the left margin (except single-spaced quotations or tables of numerical data, which may be numbered at the left margin as though they were double-spaced). Each page of testimony must have a one and one-half (1-1/2) inch left margin that will allow the page to be bound on its left side without obscuring the printed material. Indentations for paragraphing and for "Q" and "A" must be seven (7) spaces.e. Each page of prepared testimony must be numbered at the lower right corner and must be blank in the center of the bottom margin to allow the reporter to insert transcript page numbers there. Each page of prepared testimony must have at least a one-inch (1") top and bottom margin.f. Each page of prepared testimony must contain the witness's surname followed by the designation "Di" (signifying direct testimony) or "Di-Reb" (signifying direct testimony on rebuttal) and the name of the party sponsoring the testimony printed in the lower right margin. For example, the marginal notation on page 5 of the testimony of the witness Lynn Accountant of ABC Company would be: 5 | or | Accountant, Di 5 |
Accountant, Di | | ABC Company |
ABC Company | | |
03.References to Exhibits. All references to exhibits in prepared testimony must refer to the exhibits by their number as assigned by the Commission Secretary. Exhibits accompanying prepared testimony must be consecutively numbered from the first exhibit number assigned to the party by the Commission Secretary if the party has not previously identified exhibits, or from the highest exhibit number previously identified by that party. Exhibits must be filed on eight and one-half by eleven inch (8-1/2" x 11") paper unless it is impractical to make them that size. Exhibits accompanying prepared testimony must comply with Rule 267.04.Number of Copies -- Filing and Service. Unless otherwise provided by order, notice or agreement of the parties, nine (9) legible copies of prepared testimony and exhibits must be filed with the Commission Secretary and copies filed on all parties under Rules 61, 62, 63 and 64 at least fourteen (14) days before the hearing at which they will be presented. The original, if there is an original, or one (1) of the copies, if there is not, must be specifically designated as the reporter's copy by cover sheet, attached note or otherwise, and be included with the copies filed with the Commission Secretary. In special circumstances, notice or order may provide that the reporter's copy of prepared testimony and exhibits be served directly on the reporter rather than the Commission Secretary.05.Computer-Searchable Copies of Testimony. In addition to the paper copies of prepared testimony, the Commission Secretary may also require or the parties may agree that some or all of the prepared testimony to be submitted to the Secretary, parties and the reporter as computer searchable PDF without password protection.Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.01.01.231