The Governor, by and with the consent of two-thirds of all of the members of the Senate, shall remove from office any commissioner who violates the provision of section 301(b) (relating to establishment, members, qualifications and chairman) requiring commissioners to devote full time to their official duties and may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving him a copy of the charges against him, and affording him an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel in his own defense upon not less than ten days notice. If the commissioner is removed, the Governor shall file with the Department of State a complete statement of all charges made against the commissioner and his finding thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings.
Cross References. Section 302 is referred to in section 319 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 3 - Public Utility Commission
Section 301 - Establishment, members, qualifications and chairman
Section 302 - Removal of commissioner
Section 304 - Administrative law judges
Section 305 - Director of operations, secretary, employees and consultants
Section 306 - Office of Trial Staff (Repealed)
Section 307 - Inspectors for enforcement
Section 308 - Bureaus and offices
Section 308.1 - Consumer protection and information
Section 308.2 - Other bureaus, offices and positions
Section 309 - Oaths and subpoenas
Section 312 - Privilege and immunity
Section 313 - Joint hearings and investigations; reciprocity
Section 314 - Investigation of interstate rates, facilities and service
Section 316 - Effect of commission action
Section 317 - Fees for services rendered by commission
Section 318 - Commission to cooperate with other departments
Section 320 - Annual appropriations
Section 331 - Powers of commission and administrative law judges
Section 332 - Procedures in general
Section 333 - Prehearing procedures