§ 39-1-11 - Proceedings before commission. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 39-1-11

   § 39-1-11  Proceedings before commission.– The commission shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing theprocedure to be followed in any matter that may come before it for a hearing,and in the hearing the commission shall not be bound by technical rules ofevidence. The commission shall sit as an impartial, independent body, and ischarged with the duty of rendering independent decisions affecting the publicinterest and private rights based upon the law and upon the evidence presentedbefore it by the division and by the parties in interest. The presence of onecommissioner shall constitute a quorum at all hearings provided that theconcurrence of a majority of the commission shall be required for the renderingof a decision.