South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission
Section 58-3-90. Meetings of Commission; quorum.

The commission must meet at least once each month, and the chairman must call a meeting at any other time upon the written request of any two members of the commission. A majority of the commissioners constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business pertaining to their office.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-59; 1952 Code Section 58-59; 1942 Code Section 8201; 1932 Code Section 8245; 1922 (32) 956; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 4, eff February 18, 2004.

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South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers

Chapter 3 - Public Service Commission

Section 58-3-5. Definitions.

Section 58-3-10. Continuation of Public Service Commission.

Section 58-3-20. Membership; election and qualifications; terms; vacancies.

Section 58-3-21. Subsistence allowance.

Section 58-3-22. Legal advice; meetings.

Section 58-3-24. General Assembly members and immediate family ineligible for election to commission.

Section 58-3-25. Conflict of interest; commission members and employees.

Section 58-3-30. Oaths; Code of Judicial Conduct applicable; ethics and the Administrative Procedure Act workshop.

Section 58-3-40. Election of chairman; hearing officer.

Section 58-3-50. Administration of oaths.

Section 58-3-60. Employment of clerk, attorneys and other staff; salaries; travel authorization and approval; exception as to functions of Office of Regulatory Staff

Section 58-3-70. Compensation of commission members; limitations on other employment.

Section 58-3-90. Meetings of Commission; quorum.

Section 58-3-100. Assessment for expenses of Commission; Commission an other-funded agency.

Section 58-3-110. Advance of funds for office of Commission.

Section 58-3-130. State agencies, boards, and commissions must supply records and information to Commission.

Section 58-3-140. Powers to regulate public utilities.

Section 58-3-142. Limitation on appearance of members of General Assembly in rate-fixing proceedings.

Section 58-3-170. Commission empowered to fix agreements, contracts, and rates between common carriers and telephone and telegraph companies.

Section 58-3-180. Promulgation of regulations to effectuate Section 58-3-170.

Section 58-3-190. Reports by entities subject to commission jurisdiction; audits by Office of Regulatory Staff.

Section 58-3-200. Inspections, audits and examinations.

Section 58-3-220. Disposition of penalties and forfeitures for failure to comply with orders of commission.

Section 58-3-225. Conduct of hearings; absence of commissioner; ejection of disruptive party; contempt; withdrawal of petition.

Section 58-3-230. Unauthorized change of utility provider service; authorization; penalties; "customer" defined.

Section 58-3-240. Definitions; exemption from certain regulations for certain utility services.

Section 58-3-250. Final orders and decisions; contents; service on parties.

Section 58-3-260. Communications between commission and parties prohibited; exempt communications; disclosure of improper communications; penalties.

Section 58-3-270. Obtaining remedial relief from violation of prohibited communications; hearing before administrative law judge.

Section 58-3-280. Restriction on employment of former commissioners by public utility.

Section 58-3-310. Transportation Division Inspectors; commission and removal of inspectors.

Section 58-3-320. Bond of inspectors.

Section 58-3-330. Oath of inspectors.

Section 58-3-340. Inspectors to possess and exercise powers and authority of constables.

Section 58-3-350. Enforcement authority of inspectors.

Section 58-3-360. Inspectors to insure that violators are prosecuted.

Section 58-3-370. Arrest procedure.

Section 58-3-510. State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee established.

Section 58-3-520. Membership; election of chairman; meetings; nomination of candidates for Public Service Commission and Executive Director of Office of Regulatory Staff.

Section 58-3-530. Powers and duties.

Section 58-3-540. Expenses.

Section 58-3-550. Staffing; identification of Executive Director candidates.

Section 58-3-560. Election of commission members; screening and qualification of candidates.

Section 58-3-570. Study of other state commission structures, responsibilities; report and recommendations.

Section 58-3-580. Organization of and allocation of staff to commission or Office of Regulatory Staff.