Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - Public Service Commission.
Article 2 - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 37-1-33 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Distribution or Furnishing, etc., of Electricity, Gas, or Steam. - None of the provisions of this title shall apply to...

Section 37-1-34 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Municipal Utilities. - Nothing contained in this title shall be deemed to confer...

Section 37-1-35 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Exercise of Certain Municipal Powers. - Nothing in this title is intended or shall be construed:...

Section 37-1-36 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Nonutility Business. - When a person is engaged in business, a portion of...

Section 37-1-37 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Logging or Private Railroads. - This title shall not apply to logging or private railroads...

Section 37-1-38 - Adoption of Rules. - The commission may adopt and publish rules to govern its...

Section 37-1-39 - Publication of Orders and Opinions. - Every order of the commission shall be in writing, and...

Section 37-1-40 - Duty of Utilities to Comply With Orders. - Every utility subject to the supervision of the Public Service...

Section 37-1-41 - Reports to Governor. - On or before January 10 of each year, the Public...

Section 37-1-42 - Furnishing Information to Department of Revenue. - The commission shall, on request of the Director of the...

Section 37-1-43 - Jurisdiction Over Utilities Engaged in Interstate Commerce Not Regulated Under Acts of Congress. - All the authority, powers and jurisdiction which have been given...

Section 37-1-44 - Proceedings When Interstate Rates or Rules, etc., Deemed Excessive or Discriminatory. - When the commission is of the opinion that the interstate...

Section 37-1-45 - Sitting or Conferring With Commissions of Other States. - The members of the commission may sit with and confer...

Section 37-1-46 - Sitting or Conferring With Federal Commissions or Agencies. - In any proceedings involving directly or indirectly any rate, charge,...

Section 37-1-47 - Intervention, Initiation or Participation in Federal Proceedings Involving Interstate Rates, etc., in Alabama. - When, in any proceeding before the Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal...

Section 37-1-48 - Waiver by Utility of Terms or Conditions in Municipal Ordinances or Contracts. - Any utility accepting under the provisions of this title any...

Section 37-1-49 - Duty of Utility to Render Adequate Service and Maintain Facilities. - Every utility shall maintain its plant, facilities and equipment in...

Section 37-1-50 - Certificate for Abandonment of Service. - No utility shall abandon all or any portion of its...

Section 37-1-51 - Classification of Utility Services. - The commission may provide for a comprehensive classification of service...

Section 37-1-52 - Prescribing Standards of Service; Regulations for Testing of Service. - The commission may prescribe adequate standard of service rendered or...

Section 37-1-52.1 - Operator Service to Include Access to Live Operator. - Each telecommunications utility and/or company that provides operator service shall...

Section 37-1-53 - Providing for Accuracy of Meters or Measuring Devices, Etc. - (a) The commission may prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and standards...

Section 37-1-54 - Establishing Uniform Systems of Accounts for Utilities. - (a) The commission may, when it deems it advisable to...

Section 37-1-55 - Separation of Intrastate Railroad Operations for Accounting Purposes. - Where railroads are required to keep their accounts and records...

Section 37-1-56 - Prescribing Changes in Form for Schedules and Service Regulations. - The commission may prescribe such changes in the form in...

Section 37-1-57 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Generally. - Every utility, when and as required by the commission, shall...

Section 37-1-58 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Annual Return of Business. - Every utility doing business in this state must, within 90...

Section 37-1-59 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Additional Reports of Earnings and Operating Expenses. - The commission may also require utilities to file additional reports...

Section 37-1-60 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Form of Reports and Records. - The Public Service Commission shall prescribe the form of the...

Section 37-1-61 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Originals to Be Subscribed and Sworn To; Preservation in Office of Commission. - The originals of the reports shall be subscribed and sworn...

Section 37-1-62 - Reports, Records and Accounts to Be Open for Public Inspection. - All reports, records and accounts in the possession of the...

Section 37-1-63 - Powers of Commissioners and Examiners to Administer Oaths, Issue Subpoenas, Etc. - Each of the commissioners, and any examiners appointed by the...

Section 37-1-64 - Attorney General to Represent Commission in Legal Proceedings; Employment of Special Counsel. - The Attorney General shall represent the Public Service Commission in...

Section 37-1-65 - Actions to Enforce Penalties or Forfeitures. - Unless otherwise in this title provided, all actions to enforce...

Section 37-1-66 - Powers of Members of Enforcement Division. - Members of the enforcement division of the Public Service Commission...

Division 2 - Rates and Other Regulations.

Section 37-1-80 - Rates to Be Just and Reasonable; Right of Utility to Earn Fair Net Return; Alternative Methods of Regulation. - (a) The rates and charges for the services rendered and...

Section 37-1-80.1 - Review and Adjustment of Rates of Connecting Telephone Companies When South Central Bell Telephone Company Receives Increase in Net Return. - When South Central Bell Telephone Company receives an increase in...

Section 37-1-80.2 - Dual Party Relay System and Fund; Board of Trustees; Funding of Other Services; Liability of Trustees. - (a) The Alabama Public Service Commission shall impose a surcharge...

Section 37-1-81 - Schedules of Rates or Service Regulations. - (a) Whenever a utility desires to put in operation a...

Section 37-1-82 - Production and Inspection of Books or Records, etc., of Utilities. - (a) The commission, by order, may require any utility or...

Section 37-1-83 - Investigation of Unfair Rates or Inadequate Service; Who May File Complaints; Continuance. - Upon a complaint in writing made against any utility by...

Section 37-1-84 - Filing and Contents of Complaint. - Such action or complaint shall be commenced by filing a...

Section 37-1-85 - Time and Place of Hearing. - Whenever the commission shall determine to conduct an investigation either...

Section 37-1-86 - Notice and Process. - (a) Before proceeding to make such investigation, the commission shall...

Section 37-1-87 - Intervention in Proceedings Before Commission. - Every person, firm, corporation, copartnership, association, or organization affected thereby...

Section 37-1-88 - Right of Party to Be Heard in Person or by Attorney. - In any hearing, proceeding or investigation conducted by the commission,...

Section 37-1-89 - Taking of Testimony; Further Investigation; Laws Governing Conduct of Hearing; Transcript. - (a) At the hearing held pursuant to such notice, the...

Section 37-1-90 - Separate Hearings on Several Matters. - When complaint is made of more than one rate or...

Section 37-1-91 - Witnesses Not Excused for Reasons of Incrimination or Forfeiture; Perjury Prosecution Not Barred. - No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or...

Section 37-1-92 - Depositions of Witnesses. - The commission or, with the consent of the commission, any...

Section 37-1-93 - Fees of Witnesses. - Each witness who shall appear before the commission by its...

Section 37-1-94 - Time Allowed Commission for Making Decision. - The commission shall, within 90 days after the completion of...

Section 37-1-95 - Order Requiring Discontinuance or Rectification of Violation. - Whenever, after investigation in accordance with the provisions of this...

Section 37-1-96 - Necessity for Hearing Prior to Order Affecting Rate or Service. - No order shall be made by the commission affecting any...

Section 37-1-97 - Order Fixing Reasonable Rate. - Whenever, upon an investigation made under the provisions of this...

Section 37-1-98 - Certified Copies of Orders. - Certified copies of orders of the commission shall be delivered...

Section 37-1-99 - Rates and Orders of Commission Deemed Prima Facie Reasonable and Valid. - All rates, fares, charges, classifications and joint rates and orders...

Section 37-1-100 - Effective Date of Orders. - Unless a different time is prescribed by the commission, every...

Section 37-1-101 - Modification of Orders. - At any time after the entry thereof, the commission, in...

Section 37-1-102 - Record of Proceedings. - A full and complete record of all proceedings before the...

Section 37-1-103 - Substantial Compliance by Commission With Requirements of Title Sufficient. - A substantial compliance by the commission with the requirements of...

Section 37-1-104 - Power of Circuit Court to Compel Compliance With Commission Orders, Etc. - In case of failure or refusal on the part of...

Section 37-1-105 - Rehearing. - At any time after an order has been made by...

Division 3 - Appeals.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 37-1-120 - Right of Appeal to Circuit Court of Montgomery County - Generally. - From any final action or order of the commission in...

Section 37-1-121 - Right of Appeal to Circuit Court of Montgomery County - Intervenors or Interested Parties. - Any intervenor or interested party may appeal from any final...

Section 37-1-122 - Time for Appeal; How Appeal Perfected. - All appeals shall be taken within 30 days from the...

Section 37-1-123 - Record or Transcript of Proceedings Before Commission. - Within 30 days after the perfecting of the appeal and...

Section 37-1-124 - Proceedings on Appeal. - The commission's order shall be taken as prima facie just...

Section 37-1-125 - Right to Supersede Order by Giving Bond. - On any such appeal any utility, interested party or intervenor...

Section 37-1-126 - Superseding Order - Order of Stay or Supersedeas. - An appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County shall...

Section 37-1-127 - Superseding Order - Statement of Approximate Effect on Revenues. - In the application for supersedeas, the utility shall, under oath,...

Section 37-1-128 - Superseding Order - Amount of Bond. - The bond required to be filed as provided in this...

Section 37-1-129 - Superseding Order - Additional Bond. - An additional bond of like amount and with the same...

Section 37-1-130 - Superseding Order - Order Stayed and Superseded Upon Giving Bond; Termination of Stay or Supersedeas. - After the required bond shall have been given, the order...

Section 37-1-131 - Rate Suspension to Affect Only Utilities Giving Bond. - If any rate or rates or order or orders shall,...

Section 37-1-132 - Right of Appeal to Supreme Court. - Any party may appeal to the Supreme Court of Alabama...

Section 37-1-133 - Appeal by Commission or State. - If the Public Service Commission or the State of Alabama...

Section 37-1-134 - Appeal by Utility. - If said appeal is taken by the utility, security for...

Section 37-1-135 - Action on Bond for Damages Resulting From Suspension of Rates or Orders. - Any person, firm, company, or corporation who shall sustain any...

Division 2 - Appeals in Cases Involving Rates and Charges of Telephone Companies or Public Utilities.

Section 37-1-140 - Direct Appeal to Supreme Court as Matter of Right; Preferred Setting of Appeals; Time for Taking Appeals; Bond Required When Appellant Is Utility or Person. - In all cases involving controversies respecting rates and charges of...

Section 37-1-141 - Who May Appeal; Manner of Taking Appeal; Application for Supersedeas; Supersedeas Bonds; Collection of Denied Rate Increases Prior to Final Disposition of Case. - Either party or any intervenor may appeal to the supreme...

Section 37-1-142 - Certification to Supreme Court of Record or Transcript of Proceedings Before Commission. - Within 30 days after the perfection of the appeal as...

Section 37-1-143 - Review of Case to Be Upon Certified Record or Transcript; Remand of Case to Commission for Additional Proceedings; Employment of Special Masters, Accountants, Consultants, etc., by Chief Justice. - The court shall review the case upon the certified record...

Section 37-1-144 - Subdivision Cumulative; Repeal of Conflicting Laws. - The provisions of this subdivision 2 are cumulative and supplemental...

Division 4 - Injunction or Restraining Order.

Section 37-1-150 - Bond as Condition Precedent to Issuance of Injunction or Restraining Order. - No judge or court shall grant any preliminary injunction or...

Section 37-1-151 - Notice to Commission. - No preliminary injunction or interlocutory order or process suspending or...

Section 37-1-152 - Filing of Bond; Condition to Pay Damages. - The bonds required to be given as a condition precedent...

Section 37-1-153 - Right to Appeal. - Either party may appeal to the supreme court from the...

Section 37-1-154 - Bond Required Upon Appeal by Utility. - If the utility desires to take an appeal from the...

Section 37-1-155 - Action on Bond. - Any person, firm, company or corporation, who shall sustain any...

Section 37-1-156 - Delivery of Bond Upon Dissolution of Injunction; Receipt in Evidence. - Immediately after the dissolution or vacating of the injunction or...

Section 37-1-157 - Costs. - If, upon the appeal of any action originating under this...

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Code of Alabama Chapter 1 - Public Service Commission. Article 2 - Powers and Duties Generally.

Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - Public Service Commission.
Article 2 - Powers and Duties Generally.