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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 12.1-1. Definitions - As used in this title, the term "corporation" or "company"...
§ 12.1-2. State Corporation Commission - There shall be a permanent commission known as the State...
§ 12.1-3. Seal of the Commission - The Commission shall have and use a common seal, to...
§ 12.1-4. Annual report of the Commission - Each year, the Commission shall make an annual report to...
§ 12.1-5. Offices; notice, writ or process; where public sessions may be held - The offices of the Commission shall be located, and its...
Chapter 2 - Members of the Commission
§ 12.1-6. Election or appointment of members; terms - The Commission shall consist of three members. Members of the...
§ 12.1-7. Chairman - The Commission shall annually elect one of its members chairman...
§ 12.1-8. Quorum of members - A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for...
§ 12.1-9. Eligibility and qualifications of members - No person shall be eligible to serve as a member...
§ 12.1-10. Prohibited conflicts of interests - A. As used in this section, "member of the immediate...
§ 12.1-11. Oath; failure to qualify - Any person elected or appointed to be a member of...
§ 12.1-11.1. Temporary recall of members - A. The Commission may call upon and authorize any member...
Chapter 3 - Powers and Duties of the Commission
§ 12.1-12. Powers and duties generally - A. Subject to such requirements as may be prescribed by...
§ 12.1-13. Commission to have powers of court of record; rules and regulations; fines - In all matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission, it...
§ 12.1-14. Commission's power to impose penalties does not relieve from other penalties - The penalties which the Commission is authorized by law to...
§ 12.1-15. Power to compromise and settle; power to waive penalties and charge off delinquent taxes, etc. - The Commission shall have power and authority in any matter,...
§ 12.1-15.1. Power to employ counsel for and indemnify employees - The Commission shall have the power to retain counsel for...
§ 12.1-16. Delegation to employees and agents; Commissioner of Financial Institutions and Commissioner of Insurance - In the exercise of the powers and in the performance...
§ 12.1-17. Deposits of funds; means of payment; dishonored payments; receipts for payment - A. All funds received by the Commission in the course...
Chapter 4 - Subordinate Employees of the Commission
§ 12.1-18. Subordinates and employees to be appointed to serve at pleasure of Commission - The Commission shall appoint a clerk and his deputies and...
§ 12.1-19. Duties of clerk; records; copies; personal identifiable information; records related to the administrative activities of the Commission; unauthorized filings - A. The clerk of the Commission shall: 1. Keep a...
§ 12.1-19.1. Service of process on the clerk of the State Corporation Commission as statutory agent - A. Whenever by statute the clerk of the Commission is...
§ 12.1-20. Facts to be certified by clerk upon request; signing and sealing; fees - The clerk of the Commission shall, when requested, certify any...
§ 12.1-21. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2000, c. 1007, effective July 1, 2001.
§ 12.1-21.1. Fees to be charged by clerk for certain information and certificates - A. When a request made under subdivision A 3 of...
§ 12.1-21.2. Miscellaneous charges - A. For making up, certifying and transmitting a record on...
§ 12.1-22. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1991, c. 123.
§ 12.1-23. Duties and powers of bailiff and deputy bailiff - The bailiff and deputy bailiffs of the Commission shall, in...
§ 12.1-24. Bonds of members of staff - The Commission may obtain one or more blanket bonds covering...
Chapter 5 - Procedure Before the Commission and Appeals
§ 12.1-25. Rules of practice and procedure - The Commission shall prescribe its own rules of practice and...
§ 12.1-26. Public sessions - The sessions of the Commission for the hearing of any...
§ 12.1-27. Commonwealth to be complainant, etc.; parties entitled to process - In all complaints, proceedings, contests, or controversies by or before...
§ 12.1-28. Notice and hearing - Before promulgating any general order, rule, or regulation, the Commission...
§ 12.1-29. Writs and process - All writs, processes, and orders of the Commission shall run...
§ 12.1-30. Rules of evidence to be as in courts of record - The Commission, on hearing of all complaints, proceedings, contests or...
§ 12.1-30.1. Meetings and communications between commissioners and parties or staff - The Commission shall after public hearing, promulgate rules of practice...
§ 12.1-31. Hearing examiners; powers and duties; reports to be furnished to parties; responses by parties - The Commission may appoint by written order hearing examiners, whose...
§ 12.1-32. Costs, fees, and expenses - The authority of the Commission with respect to costs, fees,...
§ 12.1-33. Fine for disobedience of Commission orders - Any individual or business conducted by any entity other than...
§ 12.1-34. Punishment for contempt - The Commission shall have the power to punish for contempt...
§ 12.1-35. Judgments to be in favor of Commonwealth - All judgments of the Commission shall be entered in favor...
§ 12.1-36. Time judgment takes effect; interest - The judgments of the Commission for fines or penalties, or...
§ 12.1-37. Lien of judgment; docketing - The judgments of the Commission for the recovery of money,...
§ 12.1-38. Concurrent jurisdiction of Commission and courts - Nothing in this title or in Title 56 shall be...
§ 12.1-39. Appeals generally - The Commonwealth, any party in interest, or any party aggrieved...
§ 12.1-40. Method of taking and prosecuting appeals - All appeals from the State Corporation Commission shall be taken...
§ 12.1-41. Petitions for writs of supersedeas - Upon petition of the Commonwealth, any party in interest, or...
§ 12.1-42. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 624.
§ 12.1-43. Tax assessments, registration fee assessments, report forms, and correspondence mailed by Commission deemed delivered - Tax assessments, registration fee assessments, report forms, and correspondence directed...