Section 230-RICR-20-60-3.9 - DiscoveryA. The Director and Department staff shall have all authority granted to them by statute to obtain information in any proceeding, and the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to limit that authority in any way.B. All parties shall have the right to serve informational requests upon any Party, subject to the following terms and procedures. 1. Informational requests shall be in writing, unless made on the record in a pre-hearing or hearing, and specifically directed to a Party or Parties. A copy of each request shall be provided to the Director or Hearing Officer and all parties to the proceeding.2. Not later than the earlier of the pre-hearing conference or thirty (30) days prior to the hearing, the Department, Attorney General and all Intervenors shall serve their discovery requests upon the Filer. Additional information requests may be served on the Filer if the initial discovery request was made in a timely manner.3. Informational requests shall be relevant to the issues involved in the pending proceeding, and shall not be unduly burdensome or repetitious.4. Objections to an information request shall be filed with the Director or Hearing Officer no later than ten (10) days after it is received, unless some other period is prescribed by order.5. Each informational request shall be answered within thirty (30) days after its receipt or such other period as may be ordered by the Director or Hearing Officer, except as to any part of a request to which specific and timely objection is made. In cases where timely objection has been made and the objection is subsequently overruled, the requested information shall be provided within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Director's or Hearing Officer's ruling on the objection or such other period as may be provided in that ruling.6. A copy of the responsive material shall be provided to the Director or Hearing Officer and to each Party. Responsive material does not become part of the record of hearing unless offered and admitted.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-20-60-3.9