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Article 1 - Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; Rates; Service
§ 77-3-1. Application of article to municipal public utilities - Except as otherwise provided in Section 77-3-6, any public utility...
§ 77-3-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter: The term "corporation" includes a...
§ 77-3-5. Jurisdiction and powers of commission - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject only to...
§ 77-3-9. Attorney for public service commission - The Public Service Commission shall appoint an attorney who shall...
§ 77-3-13. Issuance of certificates; temporary certificates; cancelability review upon change of ownership - Except as otherwise specifically provided by subsection (2) of Section...
§ 77-3-15. Two or more persons holding certificates for similar operations in same municipality - Where there shall be two (2) or more persons holding...
§ 77-3-17. Operation of public utility following expiration of municipal franchise; municipal acquisition of utility - In addition to such other rights as it may have...
§ 77-3-19. Applicant for certificate must obtain a municipal franchise - Notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, in...
§ 77-3-21. Hearing on adequacy of service afforded by certificate holder - The commission may, after a hearing had upon due notice,...
§ 77-3-22. Placement of privately owned water and sewer systems in receivership; conditions - If the commission determines that any privately owned water and/or...
§ 77-3-22.1. Preferences in transfer of ownership of privately owned water or sewer system in receivership - In any county having a population of more than thirty-five...
§ 77-3-23. Procedure for sale, assignment, lease or transfer of certificate - It shall be lawful, under the conditions specified below, for...
§ 77-3-25. Unlawful sale, lease, assignment or transfer of certificate or certain other utility property - It shall be unlawful for any person, except as provided...
§ 77-3-27. Commission to investigate violations - The commission is hereby authorized, upon complaint or upon its...
§ 77-3-29. Extension of service - The commission may, after hearing, upon notice, by order in...
§ 77-3-31. Accounts and depreciation reports of utilities - The commission, by rules and regulations, after notice and hearing...
§ 77-3-35. Regulation of rates and charges generally; approval of certain contracts of utilities; regulation of provision of telecommunication services; adoption of alternative methods of regulation; Public Service Commission authorized to regulate o... - No such public utility shall directly or indirectly, by any...
§ 77-3-41. Rates fixed by commission - Whenever the commission, after hearing had on reasonable notice, finds...
§ 77-3-42. Rate increase resulting from fuel adjustment clauses or riders; audits of fuel purchases - If the commission, after following the procedures described above, has...
§ 77-3-44. Rate-regulated electric public utilities authorized to undertake economic development activities - Any rate-regulated electric or natural gas public utility with certificated...
§ 77-3-45. Promulgation of rules and regulations - The commission shall prescribe, issue, amend and rescind such reasonable...
§ 77-3-46. Management reviews of public utility companies - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the commission may,...
§ 77-3-47. Hearings by commission - The commission may, in addition to the hearings specifically provided...
§ 77-3-49. Issuance of process by commission; witnesses - The commission may issue subpoenas, subpoenas duces tecum and all...
§ 77-3-51. Depositions by agreement - Upon agreement of the parties in any proceeding, depositions of...
§ 77-3-53. Certified copies of documents and orders as evidence - Copies of official documents and orders filed or deposited according...
§ 77-3-55. Orders, findings, authorizations and certificates to be in writing and entered in minutes - Every order, finding, authorization or certificate issued or approved by...
§ 77-3-57. Service on parties - Service in all hearings, investigations and proceedings pending before the...
§ 77-3-59. Decisions; compliance with orders - The commission shall make and file its findings and order,...
§ 77-3-61. Alteration of orders - The commission may at any time, after notice, and after...
§ 77-3-63. Record of proceedings; reporter - A full and complete record shall be kept of all...
§ 77-3-65. Rehearing; stay of order - After an order or decision has been made by the...
§ 77-3-71. Appeals to supreme court - Appeals in accordance with law may be had to the...
§ 77-3-73. Appealed commission matters to take preference in all courts - All commission matters appealed to any court shall take preference...
§ 77-3-75. Enforcement of commission orders - The commission may apply to the chancery court, First Judicial...
§ 77-3-77. Burden of proof on party seeking to vacate commission order - In all actions and proceedings arising under the provisions of...
§ 77-3-79. Reports by utilities; inspection of records; filing deadlines; penalties - The commission may require, by order served on any public...
§ 77-3-83. Penalties are cumulative - All penalties accruing under this article shall be cumulative, and...
§ 77-3-85. Jurisdiction of actions to recover penalties and criminal prosecutions; limitation of actions - Actions to recover penalties under this article, and criminal prosecutions...
§ 77-3-87. Utilities taxed for expense of regulation by commission; collection of tax; adjustment of tax rate; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund - All reasonable and necessary expenses of the administration of the...
§ 77-3-89. Payment of expenses; audit of books and accounts; Public Utilities Staff Regulation Fund; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund - It shall be the duty of the State Auditor to...
§ 77-3-90. Annual reports of commission - It shall be the duty of the commission to make...
§ 77-3-91. Definitions applicable to §§ 77-3-91 through 77-3-95 - The following terms when used in Sections 77-3-91 through 77-3-95...
Article 2 - Alternate Method of Cost Recovery on Certain Base Load Generation
General Provisions
§ 77-3-101. Legislative determinations and declarations of policy - The Legislature finds, determines and declares the following to be...
§ 77-3-103. Definitions - As used in this article: The term "generating facility" means...
§ 77-3-107. Rules and regulations; preference for ownership of generating facilities by certain electric public utilities - The commission is fully empowered and authorized to promulgate rules...
§ 77-3-109. Legislative Advisory Board on Alternate Method of Cost Recovery on Base Load Generation; purpose; composition - There is hereby created the Legislative Advisory Board on Alternate...
Mississippi Public Utility Rate Mitigation and Reduction Act
§ 77-3-111. Definitions - As used in Sections 77-3-111 through 77-3-127: "Assignee" means any...
§ 77-3-125. Security property as collateral to secure payment of financing costs; relation to Uniform Commercial Code - In the eventof any conflict between Sections 77-3-111 through 77-3-127...
§ 77-3-129. Sections 77-3-111 through 77-3-127 deemed full and complete authority for exercise of powers granted therein - The provisions of Sections 77-3-111 through 77-3-127 shall be deemed...
Article 3 - General Provisions
§ 77-3-201. Definitions - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...
§ 77-3-203. Property owners' remedies upon utility's failure or refusal to provide service - If any public utility, other than a municipality, shall fail...
§ 77-3-205. Determination of responsibility for costs where construction of facilities is undertaken by owner - If such plans or any modification thereof shall be approved...
§ 77-3-207. Owner's agreement with utility as to costs; contract for construction in absence of agreement - In the event an owner is authorized to construct or...
§ 77-3-209. Allocation of costs among proposed consumer outlets; reimbursement by utility - Upon approval by the public service commission of the reasonable...
§ 77-3-211. Notice prior to construction; inspection during construction and upon completion; deviations - Before construction shall be undertaken pursuant to paragraph (b) of...
§ 77-3-213. Effect of conveyance of property after institution of proceedings on owner's rights - The conveyance in whole or in part of the property...
§ 77-3-215. Effect of transfer or assignment of public utility system - The transfer or assignment of the whole or any part...
§ 77-3-217. Provisions are cumulative and not in derogation of prior law; conduct of proceedings and appeals - The provisions of this article shall be cumulative to, and...
Article 5 - Optional Rate Schedules
§ 77-3-301. Optional rate schedules and minimum charges to be provided in lieu of service charges - Any person, firm, copartnership or corporation doing business in the...
§ 77-3-303. Itemized bills required - All bills rendered to consumers by any public service utility...
§ 77-3-305. Violations - Any amount of money collected by any public utility in...
§ 77-3-307. Exemptions - The provisions of this article shall not apply: to municipally...
Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies
§ 77-3-401. Determination of adequacy of service initiated by petition of attorney general - Upon the petition therefor by the attorney general, the Mississippi...
§ 77-3-403. Notice to corporation to appear before commission - Upon the filing of a petition therefor by the attorney...
§ 77-3-405. Distinct findings of fact to be made by commission - Upon the hearing, the testimony shall be taken by the...
§ 77-3-407. Issuance of order requiring changes in service - If the commission shall find that the corporation may reasonably...
§ 77-3-409. Removal of proceedings to circuit court - The attorney general, or the corporation, may by certiorari out...
§ 77-3-411. Forfeiture of charter for failure to make changes - If no proceedings are taken under Section 77-3-409, then at...
§ 77-3-413. Certiorari to circuit court - At any time within ten (10) days of the entry...
§ 77-3-415. Appeal from judgment of circuit court - Appeals from the order of the circuit court affirming or...
§ 77-3-417. Effect of receivership proceedings - Receivership proceedings at any stage in any court shall not...
§ 77-3-419. Liquidation of business - All of the provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 11...
§ 77-3-421. Operations within same territory by second company following forfeiture of first company's charter - After the entry of an order forfeiting the charter of...
§ 77-3-423. Necessity that sales, leases or transfers be made to company capable of providing adequate service - No sale, lease or transfer of any franchises or properties...
§ 77-3-425. Continuation of service in event of sale of business - In the event any domestic telephone or telegraph company has,...
Article 9 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices
§ 77-3-451. Definitions - As used in this article, "automatic dialing-announcing device" means any...
§ 77-3-457. Application to connect automatic dialing-announcing device; penalties - No person shall connect any automatic dialing-announcing device to any...
§ 77-3-459. Legislative intent; retroactive effect of article - It is the intent of the Legislature that this article...
Article 11 - Dual Party Relay System to Provide Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf and Hearing or Speech Impaired
§ 77-3-501. Legislative findings - The Legislature of the State of Mississippi finds: That telephone...
§ 77-3-503. Definitions; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund - The following terms and phrases when used in this article...
§ 77-3-509. Advisory committee on telecommunications services for hearing or speech impaired persons; members; terms; compensation; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund - The commission, in its discretion, may name a successor or...
Article 13 - Unsolicited Residential Telephonic Sales Calls
§ 77-3-601. Definitions - As used in this article: "Telephonic sales call" means a...
§ 77-3-603. Conduct of telephone solicitors regulated - Any telephone solicitor who makes an unsolicited telephonic sales call...
§ 77-3-605. Registration of telephone solicitors with Attorney General; surety bond - Any telephone solicitor shall apply for a certificate of registration...
§ 77-3-607. Requisites of enforceable contract; certain exceptions; merchant not to charge consumer's account before receipt of copy of contract - "YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY MONEY UNLESS YOU...
§ 77-3-609. Exempt parties and transactions - The provisions of Sections 77-3-601 through 77-3-619 shall not apply...
§ 77-3-611. Attorney General to investigate violations; actions for civil penalties, injunction, and other relief; stipulated penalties; waiver of penalty upon restitution, reimbursement or payment of damages - The Attorney General shall investigate any complaints received concerning violations...
§ 77-3-613. Burden of proving exemption or exemption from definition - In any civil proceeding alleging a violation of Sections 77-3-601...
§ 77-3-617. Telecommunications companies to inform customers of provisions of law - The Attorney General shall by rule ensure that telecommunications companies...
§ 77-3-619. Attorney General may issue rules and regulations to carry out provisions of law - The Attorney General is authorized to issue any necessary rules...
Article 15 - Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act
§ 77-3-701. Short title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 77-3-705. Definitions - For the purposes of this article, the following words and...
§ 77-3-709. Commission's discretion to exempt some telephone solicitors from purchase and use of no-calls database - The commission, in its discretion, may allow telephone solicitors to...
§ 77-3-711. Exempt categories - The provisions of this article shall not apply to: A...
§ 77-3-713. Registration of telephone solicitors mandatory - All telephone solicitors must register with the commission before conducting...
§ 77-3-715. Regulatory powers of Public Service Commission - The commission may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate...
§ 77-3-717. Inclusion in no-calls database of Mississippi part of any Federal Trade Commission national database - If the Federal Trade Commission establishes a single national database...
§ 77-3-719. Nondisclosure of database - Information contained in the database established under this article may...
§ 77-3-721. Fees; funding of expenses of agency; deposit of user charges and fees authorized under this section into State General Fund - All fees collected under the provisions of this article shall...
§ 77-3-725. Violations; hearings; penalties - The commission may investigate alleged violations and initiate proceedings relative...
§ 77-3-727. Consumer complaints - Any person who has received a telephone solicitation in violation...
§ 77-3-729. Defenses - It shall be a defense in any action or proceeding...
§ 77-3-731. Commission granted personal jurisdiction over resident and nonresident telephone solicitors - The commission is granted personal jurisdiction over any telephone solicitor,...
§ 77-3-733. Right of appeal - Any party aggrieved by any final order of the commission...
§ 77-3-735. Service providers certificated by commission not liable for violations of others - No provider of telephonic caller identification service, local exchange telephone...
Article 17 - Caller ID Anti-spoofing Act
§ 77-3-801. Short title - This article may be cited as the "Caller ID Anti-Spoofing...
§ 77-3-803. Definitions - As used in this article: "Automatic number identification" means a...
§ 77-3-805. Causing caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to subscriber prohibited - Except as provided in Section 77-3-807, a person shall not,...
§ 77-3-807. Exceptions - This article does not apply to: The blocking of caller...