{"data":{"id":"us-va/5vac5-20-60","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"5VAC5-20-60","heading":"Commission staff","body":"The commissioners and hearing examiners shall be free at all times to confer with any member of the commission staff.  However, no facts or legal arguments likely to influence a pending formal proceeding and not of record in that proceeding shall be furnished ex parte to any commissioner or hearing examiner by any member of the commission staff.","path":["Title 5. Corporations","Agency 5. State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office","Chapter 20. State Corporation Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure","Part I. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title5/agency5/chapter20/section60/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:30Z","sha256":"e866096ad1f12563552308456ba917e05a91062e35a2492604eb7b602fbe714f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/5vac5-20-50","next":"us-va/5vac5-20-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}