Section 31.01.01.256 - PROCEDURE ON MOTIONS01.Argument. The Commission may consider and decide prehearing motions with or without oral argument or hearing. If oral argument or hearing on a motion is requested and denied, the Commission must state its grounds for denying the request.02.Requirements for Motion for Expeditious Substantive Relief. A motion requesting substantive relief on fewer than fourteen (14) days' notice will not be acted upon on fewer than fourteen (14) days' notice unless it states:a. The facts supporting its request to act on shorter notice; andb.1) That at least one (1) representative of all parties has received actual notice, by telephone or personal delivery of the motion; or2) stating the efforts made to reach representatives of those parties not contacted and what efforts will continue to be made to contact them. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Commission will allow at least two (2) days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays) after notification by telephone or actual receipt of the motion for parties to inform the Commission Secretary, either in writing personally delivered to the Secretary or by telephone, whether they support or oppose the motion and whether they desire to be heard on the motion in person, in writing or by telephone. Except in extraordinary circumstances where the Commission states good cause for ruling on a motion without allowing two (2) days for parties to state their positions or to present their position on the motion either in person, in writing or by telephone, the Commission will not rule on a substantive motion. Whenever an order is issued in such extraordinary circumstances, it will expire in no more than seven (7) days.03.Motions for Procedural Relief. A motion requesting procedural relief on fewer than fourteen (14) days' notice is properly filed if it complies with provisions of Rule 256.02.a. and 256.02.b. The Commission may act on the motion without waiting for responses of other parties.04.Support or Opposition to Prehearing Motion. When a prehearing motion has been filed, all parties seeking similar substantive or procedural relief must join in the motion or file their own motions within seven (7) days after receiving the original motion. The party answering to or responding to the motion(s) will have fourteen (14) days from the time of filing of the last motion or joinder under the requirements of the previous sentence in which to respond, except as provided in Rule 256.02 and 256.03.Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.01.01.256