{"data":{"id":"us-ca/puc-1803","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PUC § 1803","heading":"","body":"The commission shall award reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs of preparation for and participation in a hearing or proceeding to any customer who complies with Section 1804 and satisfies both of the following requirements:\n(a) The customer’s presentation makes a substantial contribution to the adoption, in whole or in part, of the commission’s order or decision.\n(b) Participation or intervention without an award of fees or costs imposes a significant financial hardship.","path":["Public Utilities Code - PUC","DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201. - 3299.100.]","PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201. - 2120.]","CHAPTER 9. Hearings and Judicial Review [1701. - 1826.]","ARTICLE 5. Intervenor’s Fees and Expenses [1801. - 1812.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d29841ae7fe4bf55b41710ace1ffb9b780fec022fdac37828ae48a6c97a8d8dd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/puc-1802.5","next":"us-ca/puc-1803.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}