§ 19-105
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§19–105.
(a)A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns a case where a determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall make the ex parte communication public and part of the record of the proceeding.
(b)A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns the merits of a case where the commissioner’s or employee’s determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall:
(1)note the substance of an oral ex parte communication for the record; and
(2)place the substance of a written ex parte communication on the record.