Advocate may maintain actions for judicial review.

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The Consumer Advocate is considered to have an interest sufficient to maintain actions for judicial review and may, as of right and in the manner prescribed by law, intervene or otherwise participate in any civil proceeding which involves the review or enforcement of an agency action that the Consumer Advocate determines may substantially affect the interests of consumers.

HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 31; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 3, eff January 1, 2005; 2018 Act No. 258 (H.4375), Section 7, eff June 28, 2018.

Editor's Note

2018 Act No. 258, Section 12, provides as follows:

"SECTION 12. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to all cases, proceedings, petitions, or matters pending before the Public Service Commission or in any other court or venue on or after the effective date of this act."

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 258, Section 7, deleted "With the exception of matters arising under Title 58," at the beginning.


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