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Section 58-3-5. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Business with which he...
Section 58-3-10. Continuation of Public Service Commission. - (A) The commission, as constituted under law in effect before...
Section 58-3-20. Membership; election and qualifications; terms; vacancies. - (A) The commission is composed of seven members to be...
Section 58-3-21. Subsistence allowance. - While hearing cases or any other matter within the commission's...
Section 58-3-22. Legal advice; meetings. - Members of the Public Service Commission may meet together to...
Section 58-3-24. General Assembly members and immediate family ineligible for election to commission. - No member of the General Assembly or member of his...
Section 58-3-25. Conflict of interest; commission members and employees. - (A) Unless otherwise provided by law, no person may serve...
Section 58-3-30. Oaths; Code of Judicial Conduct applicable; ethics and the Administrative Procedure Act workshop. - (A) The commissioners shall take the oath of office provided...
Section 58-3-40. Election of chairman; hearing officer. - (A) The commission must elect one of its members as...
Section 58-3-50. Administration of oaths. - The clerk of the commission may administer oaths. HISTORY: 1962...
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 - (A) The commission is authorized and empowered to employ: a...
Section 58-3-70. Compensation of commission members; limitations on other employment. - The chairman and members of the commission shall receive annual...
Section 58-3-90. Meetings of Commission; quorum. - The commission must meet at least once each month, and...
Section 58-3-100. Assessment for expenses of Commission; Commission an other-funded agency. - Except as specifically provided in Sections 58-5-940 and 58-27-50, all...
Section 58-3-110. Advance of funds for office of Commission. - The appropriation for the commission's office must be advanced by...
Section 58-3-130. State agencies, boards, and commissions must supply records and information to Commission. - Upon demand by the Office of Regulatory Staff, each state...
Section 58-3-140. Powers to regulate public utilities. - (A) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 9 of this...
Section 58-3-142. Limitation on appearance of members of General Assembly in rate-fixing proceedings. - No member of the General Assembly or any member of...
Section 58-3-170. Commission empowered to fix agreements, contracts, and rates between common carriers and telephone and telegraph companies. - In case of failure of common carriers and telephone and...
Section 58-3-180. Promulgation of regulations to effectuate Section 58-3-170. - The commission must promulgate regulations as necessary to effectuate the...
Section 58-3-190. Reports by entities subject to commission jurisdiction; audits by Office of Regulatory Staff. - (A) The commission has the authority to require periodic written...
Section 58-3-200. Inspections, audits and examinations. - The commission has the authority to initiate inspections, audits, and...
Section 58-3-220. Disposition of penalties and forfeitures for failure to comply with orders of commission. - One-half of all penalties and forfeitures collected from railroad, express,...
Section 58-3-225. Conduct of hearings; absence of commissioner; ejection of disruptive party; contempt; withdrawal of petition. - (A) Hearings conducted before the commission must be conducted under...
Section 58-3-230. Unauthorized change of utility provider service; authorization; penalties; "customer" defined. - (A) A utility, as defined in Sections 58-5-10, 58-9-10, and...
Section 58-3-240. Definitions; exemption from certain regulations for certain utility services. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Privately-owned industrial park"...
Section 58-3-250. Final orders and decisions; contents; service on parties. - (A) All final orders and decisions of the commission must...
Section 58-3-260. Communications between commission and parties prohibited; exempt communications; disclosure of improper communications; penalties. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Proceeding" means a...
Section 58-3-270. Obtaining remedial relief from violation of prohibited communications; hearing before administrative law judge. - (A) Any party seeking remedial relief from alleged violations of...
Section 58-3-280. Restriction on employment of former commissioners by public utility. - A commissioner must not be employed or retained by a...
Section 58-3-310. Transportation Division Inspectors; commission and removal of inspectors. - The law enforcement department of the Office of Regulatory Staff...
Section 58-3-320. Bond of inspectors. - Each inspector shall execute a bond with a licensed surety...
Section 58-3-330. Oath of inspectors. - Before entering upon the duties of his office, each inspector...
Section 58-3-340. Inspectors to possess and exercise powers and authority of constables. - The inspectors shall possess and exercise all of the powers...
Section 58-3-350. Enforcement authority of inspectors. - When acting in their official capacity, inspectors shall have statewide...
Section 58-3-360. Inspectors to insure that violators are prosecuted. - Inspectors shall enforce the Motor Vehicle Carrier Law, and related...
Section 58-3-370. Arrest procedure. - When any person is apprehended by an inspector upon a...
Section 58-3-510. State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee established. - There is hereby established a committee to be known as...
Section 58-3-520. Membership; election of chairman; meetings; nomination of candidates for Public Service Commission and Executive Director of Office of Regulatory Staff. - (A) The review committee shall be composed of ten members,...
Section 58-3-530. Powers and duties. - The review committee has the following powers and duties: (1)...
Section 58-3-540. Expenses. - (A) The review committee members are entitled to such mileage,...
Section 58-3-550. Staffing; identification of Executive Director candidates. - (A) The review committee must use clerical and professional employees...
Section 58-3-560. Election of commission members; screening and qualification of candidates. - (A) Whenever an election is to be held by the...
Section 58-3-570. Study of other state commission structures, responsibilities; report and recommendations. - The review committee may conduct a comprehensive study of other...
Section 58-3-580. Organization of and allocation of staff to commission or Office of Regulatory Staff. - The review committee must allocate personal service positions and other...