Effective - 28 Aug 2009
386.120. Office of commission, hours — meetings — official seal — equipment, supplies — commissioners to reside where — service upon commission, what constitutes, how made. — 1. The principal office of the commission shall be at the state capital at the city of Jefferson City. The office required by this subsection shall be provided and assigned by the board of public buildings.
2. The commission shall at all times, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, be open and in session for the transaction of business and the commissioners shall devote their entire time to the duties of their office.
3. The commission shall have an official seal bearing the following inscription: "Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri". The seal shall be affixed to all writs and authentications of copies of records and to such other instruments as the commission shall direct. All courts shall take judicial notice of such seal.
4. The commission may sue and be sued in its official name. The offices of said commission shall be supplied with all necessary books, maps, charts, stationery, office furniture, telephone and telegraph connections, and all other necessary appliances and incidentals, to be paid for in the same manner as other expenses authorized by this chapter.
5. The offices of the commission shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, and one or more responsible persons, designated by the commission or by the secretary, under the direction of the commission, shall be on duty at all times, in immediate charge thereof.
6. Any summons or other writ issued by any court of this state or of the federal government shall be served upon the secretary of the commission or on any commissioner at the principal office of the commission in Jefferson City. Service of any summons or other writ upon the secretary of the commission, or upon any single commissioner, shall constitute service upon the entire commission.
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(RSMo 1939 § 5587, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1477, A.L. 2009 S.B. 376)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 5131; 1919 § 10420
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 386 - Public Service Commission
Section 386.010 - Short title of law.
Section 386.020 - Definitions.
Section 386.030 - Chapter not applicable to interstate commerce.
Section 386.040 - Commission established.
Section 386.050 - Appointment of commissioners — qualifications — tenure.
Section 386.060 - Removal of commissioners.
Section 386.071 - General counsel authorized, qualifications, duties.
Section 386.090 - Secretary to the commission — duties.
Section 386.110 - Oath of office — eligibility of commissioners and officers.
Section 386.125 - Public service commission, rulemaking authority.
Section 386.130 - Organization of commission — quorum — powers of a commissioner.
Section 386.140 - Chairman — his powers.
Section 386.145 - Records destroyed, when.
Section 386.160 - Payment of salaries and expenses.
Section 386.170 - Publications commission, powers.
Section 386.180 - Duties of publications commission.
Section 386.230 - Act as arbitrators.
Section 386.240 - Powers of commission, how exercised.
Section 386.250 - Jurisdiction of commission.
Section 386.260 - Commission to fix units of service.
Section 386.270 - All orders prima facie lawful and reasonable.
Section 386.280 - Orders to be written — recording — effect — utility office, where kept.
Section 386.290 - Certified copies of papers filed to be evidence.
Section 386.300 - Fees authorized — deposited, where, how.
Section 386.320 - General supervision of telegraph and telephone corporations.
Section 386.380 - Reports of commission.
Section 386.400 - Utilities, corporations and persons may file complaint.
Section 386.430 - Burden of proof on adverse party.
Section 386.450 - Inspection of out of state records.
Section 386.460 - Refusal to attend or produce books or papers, guilty of misdemeanor — penalty.
Section 386.470 - Immunity of witnesses to prosecution.
Section 386.480 - Information not to be divulged — exception — penalty.
Section 386.490 - Service and effect of orders.
Section 386.500 - Rehearing before commission.
Section 386.510 - Review by appellate court.
Section 386.515 - Rehearing, procedure.
Section 386.520 - Appeal, pendency of, staying or suspending operation, when.
Section 386.530 - Priority over other civil cases in court actions granted.
Section 386.550 - Orders to be conclusive.
Section 386.560 - Mishandling records — false statements — penalty — order provisions.
Section 386.570 - Violation of orders — penalty — act of employee declared act of public utility.
Section 386.580 - Employee of public utility guilty of misdemeanor, when.
Section 386.590 - Penalties cumulative.
Section 386.600 - Actions to recover penalties or forfeitures.
Section 386.610 - Substantial compliance with requirements of this chapter sufficient.
Section 386.700 - Public counsel authorized — qualifications — compensation, how fixed.
Section 386.710 - Powers of public counsel.
Section 386.754 - Definitions.
Section 386.756 - Utilities prohibited from engaging in HVAC services, exceptions, penalty.
Section 386.762 - Authority of public service commission.