If the Arkansas Public Service Commission's order is not issued before the expiration of the period of suspension, the filed rates shall remain subject to refund as provided in § 23-4-414, but the applicant utility shall have the right to petition the Pulaski County Circuit Court for a writ of mandamus compelling the issuance of an order by the commission within fifteen (15) days of the writ of mandamus issued by the Pulaski County Circuit Court. The petition shall be advanced on the docket above all other pending civil cases and a hearing thereon shall be held within seven (7) days of the filing of the petition. The scope of review shall be limited to the issue of the failure of the commission to act within the time limits provided for in this act.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally
Subchapter 4 - Utilities — Rate Changes and Surcharges Generally
§ 23-4-401. Notice of intention to file application
§ 23-4-402. Notice of proposed changes
§ 23-4-403. Changes allowed without notice
§ 23-4-404. Proposed changes to be reflected in schedules
§ 23-4-405. Investigation of proposed rates
§ 23-4-406. Test periods to justify new rates
§ 23-4-407. Suspension of proposed rates
§ 23-4-408. Interim implementation of suspended rates
§ 23-4-409. Rate increase not effective until final order
§ 23-4-410. Authority of commission to fix rates — Apportionment of increase
§ 23-4-412. Issuance of commission order — Rates to be collected
§ 23-4-413. Surcharge to collect rates increased by courts
§ 23-4-414. Refunds of excessive rate collections under bond
§ 23-4-415. Refunds of excessive bonded collections — Order not stayed during rehearing
§ 23-4-416. Surcharge to collect excessive refunds
§ 23-4-417. Petition for mandamus
§ 23-4-418. Suit to compel refunds — Proceeds
§ 23-4-419. Applications for additional increases
§ 23-4-420. Reports on status of applications
§ 23-4-421. No changes allowed in terms of employment subject to collective bargaining agreement