Whenever the Commission shall believe that any rate or charge of any public utility may be unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, or that any reasonable service is not supplied by a public utility, or that an investigation of any matter relating to any public utility should for any reason be made, it may, on its own motion, summarily investigate the same with or without notice.
(Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 984, ch. 150, § 8, par. 44; May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-107, § 201(i), 47 DCR 1091.)
1981 Ed., § 43-615.
1973 Ed., § 43-414.
D.C. Law 13-107 substituted “rate or charge of any public utility” for “rate or charge”, and substituted “supplied by a public utility” for “supplied”.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 9 - Rates, Examinations, Investigations, and Hearings
§ 34–902. Commission may adopt rules and regulations
§ 34–903. Commission to keep informed of business conduct of utilities
§ 34–904. Inspection of books and examination of officers of utilities
§ 34–906. Appointment of investigating agents; powers
§ 34–910. Notice as to hearings; compulsory attendance of witnesses
§ 34–911. Reasonable rates to be ordered; notice to affected utility
§ 34–914. Summary investigation
§ 34–915. Hearings after summary investigation
§ 34–916. Notice; hearing to be conducted as though complaint had been filed
§ 34–917. Utility may make complaint
§ 34–920. Testimony may be taken by deposition
§ 34–921. Record of proceedings to be kept; testimony to be taken stenographically
§ 34–922. Certified copy of transcript to be received in evidence; copy to be furnished without cost