(a) The commission may prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and standards to secure the substantial accuracy of all meters, safety devices, regulators and mileage indicators and appliances for measurement which shall be complied with by the utility and consumer.
(b) The commission may provide for the inspection of the manner in which any utility complies with the rules, regulations and standards fixed by the commission to secure the accuracy of all meters, safety devices, regulators, mileage indicators and appliances for measurement, and the commission may examine and test the same under such rules and regulations as it may prescribe. At all inspections and tests made in pursuance of complaints, representatives of the utility complained of and of the complainant may be present.
(c) Any consumer or user may have any meter or appliance for measuring tested by the commission upon payment of fees fixed by the commission. The commission shall declare and establish reasonable fees to be paid for examining and testing such appliances on the request of consumers, the fee to be paid by the consumer or user at the time of his request, but to be paid by the utility and refunded to the consumer or user if the measuring appliances are found unreasonably defective or incorrect to the substantial disadvantage of the consumer or user.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.
Chapter 1 - Public Service Commission.
Article 2 - Powers and Duties Generally.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 37-1-30 - Use of Word "Utility" or "utilities."
Section 37-1-31 - Exclusive Powers and Jurisdiction.
Section 37-1-32 - General Supervision of Utilities.
Section 37-1-34 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Municipal Utilities.
Section 37-1-35 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Exercise of Certain Municipal Powers.
Section 37-1-36 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Nonutility Business.
Section 37-1-37 - Jurisdictional Exemptions or Limitations - Logging or Private Railroads.
Section 37-1-38 - Adoption of Rules.
Section 37-1-39 - Publication of Orders and Opinions.
Section 37-1-40 - Duty of Utilities to Comply With Orders.
Section 37-1-41 - Reports to Governor.
Section 37-1-42 - Furnishing Information to Department of Revenue.
Section 37-1-45 - Sitting or Conferring With Commissions of Other States.
Section 37-1-46 - Sitting or Conferring With Federal Commissions or Agencies.
Section 37-1-48 - Waiver by Utility of Terms or Conditions in Municipal Ordinances or Contracts.
Section 37-1-49 - Duty of Utility to Render Adequate Service and Maintain Facilities.
Section 37-1-50 - Certificate for Abandonment of Service.
Section 37-1-51 - Classification of Utility Services.
Section 37-1-52 - Prescribing Standards of Service; Regulations for Testing of Service.
Section 37-1-52.1 - Operator Service to Include Access to Live Operator.
Section 37-1-53 - Providing for Accuracy of Meters or Measuring Devices, Etc.
Section 37-1-54 - Establishing Uniform Systems of Accounts for Utilities.
Section 37-1-55 - Separation of Intrastate Railroad Operations for Accounting Purposes.
Section 37-1-56 - Prescribing Changes in Form for Schedules and Service Regulations.
Section 37-1-57 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Generally.
Section 37-1-58 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Annual Return of Business.
Section 37-1-60 - Requiring Reports and Information From Utilities - Form of Reports and Records.
Section 37-1-62 - Reports, Records and Accounts to Be Open for Public Inspection.
Section 37-1-63 - Powers of Commissioners and Examiners to Administer Oaths, Issue Subpoenas, Etc.
Section 37-1-65 - Actions to Enforce Penalties or Forfeitures.
Section 37-1-66 - Powers of Members of Enforcement Division.