(a) All process issued by the commission shall extend to all parts of the state, and any such process, together with the service of all notices issued by the commission, as well as copies of complaints, rules, and orders of the commission, may be served by any person authorized to serve process issued out of courts of law, or by mail, as the commission may direct.
(b) In instances in which service is had by mail, a duplicate of the instrument served shall be enclosed, upon which duplicate the person served shall endorse the date of his or her receipt of the original and promptly return the duplicate to the commission.
(c) Any person who fails, neglects, or refuses to promptly return the receipt and duplicate shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 2 - Regulatory Commissions
Subchapter 4 - Procedure Before Commissions
§ 23-2-402. Powers of commission, commissioners, and examiners
§ 23-2-403. Evidence and pleading
§ 23-2-405. Service of process, notices, complaints, etc
§ 23-2-407. Subpoenas for witnesses — Issuance and service
§ 23-2-408. Subpoenas duces tecum
§ 23-2-409. Subpoenas — Failure to comply — Penalty
§ 23-2-410. Refusal to attend or testify — Contempt proceedings
§ 23-2-411. No person excused from testifying — Exemption from prosecution
§ 23-2-414. Witness and mileage fees
§ 23-2-415. Hearings generally
§ 23-2-416. Hearings — Separation or consolidation of complaints
§ 23-2-418. Records of proceedings and testimony
§ 23-2-421. Findings and orders of commission
§ 23-2-422. Commission orders — Rehearings
§ 23-2-423. Commission orders — Judicial review — Procedure
§ 23-2-424. Commission orders — Rehearing or judicial review — Effect on order, stocks, etc
§ 23-2-425. Appeals from department
§ 23-2-426. Amendment or rescission of commission's decisions
§ 23-2-429. Investigation, inquiry, or hearing by commissioner or examiner