{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-13b.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 13B.060","heading":"Petition for intervention.","body":"(1) The hearing officer shall grant a petition for intervention if:\n(a) The petitioner has a statutory right to initiate the proceeding in which he\nwishes to intervene; or\n(b) The petitioner has an interest which is or may be adversely affected by the\noutcome of the proceeding.\n(2) The hearing officer may grant intervention after consideration of the following\nfactors and a determination that intervention is in the interests of justice:\n(a) The nature of the issues;\n(b) The adequacy of representation of the pet itioner's interest which is provided\nby the existing parties to the proceeding;\n(c) The ability of the petitioner to present relevant evidence and argument; and\n(d) The effect of intervention on the agency's ability to implement its statutory\nmandate.\n(3) Unless otherwise required by federal law, a petition for intervention shall be filed\nand copies mailed to all parties named in the notice of the hearing, at least fourteen\n(14) days before the hearing. The parties to the hearing shall have seven (7) days\nwithin which to file any response they may have to the petition to intervene. If a\npetitioner qualifies for intervention under subsection (2) of this section, the hearing\nofficer may impose conditions upon the intervenor's participation in the\nproceedings, either at the time that intervention is granted or at any subsequent time.\nConditions may include:\n(a) Limiting the intervenor's participation to designated issues in which the\nintervenor has a particular interest demonstrated by the petition;\n(b) Limiting the intervenor's use of discovery, cross -examination, and other\nprocedures so as to promote the orderly and prompt conduct of the\nproceedings; and\n(c) Requiring two (2) or more intervenors to combine their presentations of\nevidence and argument, cross -examination, discovery, and other participation\nin the proceedings.\n(4) The hearing officer, at least three (3) days before the hearing, shall issue an order\ngranting or denying each pending petition for intervention, specifying any\nconditions, and briefly st ating the reasons for the order. The hearing officer shall\npromptly give notice of an order granting, denying, or modifying intervention to the\npetitioner for intervention and to all parties.","path":["KRS Chapter 13B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=790","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:31Z","sha256":"731b27c570748a0fd751f0f0110d88ac469087b71e1fb0dd1fb35da786e3b43f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-13b.050","next":"us-ky/krs-13b.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}