Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 703 - Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
NRS 703.030 - Commissioners: Appointment; terms; qualifications.


1. The Commission consists of three Commissioners appointed by the Governor for terms of 4 years.
2. The Governor shall appoint as members of the Commission persons who have at least 2 years of experience in one or more of the following fields:
(a) Accounting.
(b) Business administration.
(c) Finance or economics.
(d) Administrative law.
(e) Professional engineering.
3. Not more than two of the Commissioners may be:
(a) Members of the same political party.
(b) From the same field of experience.
[Part 2:109:1919; A 1947, 29; 1953, 252]—(NRS A 1957, 331; 1983, 1308; 1997, 1881)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 703 - Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

NRS 703.010 - Definitions.

NRS 703.020 - Creation.

NRS 703.023 - Seal.

NRS 703.025 - Reorganization of Commission; duties of Commission relating to reorganization; Commission authorized to adopt regulations for operation and enforcement of laws; plan for reorganization.

NRS 703.030 - Commissioners: Appointment; terms; qualifications.

NRS 703.040 - Commissioners: Additional qualifications; restrictions on other employment.

NRS 703.050 - Commissioners: Oaths.

NRS 703.060 - Commissioners: Removal.

NRS 703.070 - Commissioners: Designation of Commissioner to serve as Chair.

NRS 703.080 - Commissioners: Unclassified service of State; Acting Commissioners not entitled to participate in certain programs or receive certain benefits.

NRS 703.085 - Commissioners: Number required to act; number required to enter final order; appointment, powers and duties, terms of service and reappointment of Acting Commissioners.

NRS 703.100 - Suits by and against Commission.

NRS 703.110 - Hearings and meetings open to public; exceptions.

NRS 703.120 - Principal and secondary offices; filing of documents at secondary office.

NRS 703.130 - Personnel and consultants; Executive Director; Secretary and Assistant Secretary; clerks, experts and engineers; hearing officers; regulations concerning appeals of decisions of hearing officers.

NRS 703.140 - Expenses of Commissioners and employees: Sworn statement and approval required.

NRS 703.145 - Expenses of investigations, inspections, audits and appearances made outside State.

NRS 703.147 - Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund.

NRS 703.148 - Expenditure of money from reserve account to provide education and informational services to public; use of independent contractor to provide such services.

NRS 703.150 - General duties.

NRS 703.151 - Duties of Commission in adopting regulations relating to provision of electric service.

NRS 703.152 - Legislative findings on cost of energy in Nevada; Commission authorized to represent State before Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or court in matters affecting development, transmission, use or cost of energy in Nevada.

NRS 703.153 - Commission authorized to enter agreement to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations governing safety of certain storage facilities and interstate pipelines.

NRS 703.154 - Regulations to ensure safe operation and maintenance of certain storage facilities and intrastate pipelines; Commission has final authority to regulate such facilities and pipelines; administrative fine.

NRS 703.1543 - Regulations prescribing work requiring employee of certain public utilities to hold license as professional engineer.

NRS 703.1545 - Commission required to enter agreement that authorizes Commission to participate in federal program of safety relating to railroads; acceptance and expenditure of federal money; regulations concerning safety of railroads in State.

NRS 703.160 - Place of session or hearing.

NRS 703.164 - Employment of legal counsel; duties of Attorney General and district attorneys.

NRS 703.168 - Cooperation with federal agencies; conferring with regulatory agencies of other states; joint hearings and conferences.

NRS 703.172 - Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution: Establishment; duties.

NRS 703.175 - Request from certain regulatory agencies to disconnect telephone number: Commission to issue order to appropriate provider of service; good faith compliance with order constitutes complete defense to action arising from termination of s...

NRS 703.180 - Biennial report of Commission.

NRS 703.190 - Records of Commission open to public inspection; exception.

NRS 703.191 - Duty of public utilities and certain entities to furnish information and annual reports; regulations.

NRS 703.193 - Annual reports, records and statements to be submitted under oath.

NRS 703.195 - Examination of records and other property of public utilities and certain entities; exception.

NRS 703.196 - Disclosure and confidentiality of records and other property of public utilities and certain entities subject to examination.

NRS 703.197 - Fees for filing documents; exceptions.

NRS 703.205 - Publication of pamphlets.

NRS 703.301 - Rights of Regulatory Operations Staff to appear and participate in contested case and to be represented by legal counsel; restrictions on certain communications between Commissioner and Regulatory Operations Staff.

NRS 703.310 - Complaint against public utility or alternative seller: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; notice and hearing.

NRS 703.320 - Notice and hearing: Duty of Commission to provide notice of certain pending matters; regulations regarding notice; hearing required in certain pending matters; power of Commission to dispense with hearing in certain pending matters.

NRS 703.330 - Record of hearings: Recording and transcription of testimony; costs; copies available to parties; confidentiality.

NRS 703.340 - Order for appearance of witnesses or production of books, papers or documents containing material testimony; payment of fees and mileage for witnesses.

NRS 703.350 - Order for production of books, accounts, papers or records kept by regulated person outside state.

NRS 703.360 - Issuance of subpoena by clerk of district court for service to witness failing to appear on Commission’s order; contempt.

NRS 703.370 - Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Commission.

NRS 703.373 - Judicial review: Petition; participation of Commission and parties of record; transmission of record; service and filing of memoranda; scope of review; burden of proof; precedence of action; grounds for setting aside decision of Commiss...

NRS 703.374 - Judicial review: Requirements for injunction; burden of proof; filing bond to place into effect proposed changes in schedule of rates.

NRS 703.375 - Judicial review: Refund of excess payment; report of refund; claims for refunds; escheat of unclaimed money.

NRS 703.376 - Judicial review: Appeal to appellate court.

NRS 703.377 - Certificate, permit or license not franchise or irrevocable; procedure for revocation of certificate, permit or license; judicial review.

NRS 703.380 - Administrative fines.