Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 703 - Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
NRS 703.050 - Commissioners: Oaths.


1. Before entering upon the duties of office, each Commissioner shall subscribe to the constitutional oath of office, and shall in addition swear that the Commissioner is not pecuniarily interested in any public utility in this State as defined in chapter 704 of NRS.
2. The oath of office shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
[Part 4:109:1919; A 1953, 252]—(NRS A 1975, 934; 1977, 1115)

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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.