21 NCAC 14C .0802         PERMISSIVE INTERVENTION

A motion to intervene permissively as provided for in North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24, must be granted if the petitioner meets the criteria of that rule and the Board determines that:

(1)        There is sufficient legal or factual similarity between the petitioner's rights, privileges, or duties and those of the other parties to the hearing; and

(2)        Permitting intervention by the petitioner as a party would aid the purposes of the hearing.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 150B‑38;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. January 1, 1989;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 13, 2015.