Title 40, Utilities
0 chapters · 273 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-101 Proceedings - delegation of duties - rules
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(1) The commission shall conduct its proceedings in such manner as will best conduce the proper dispatch of business and the ends of justice. All of the provisions of article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., shall apply to the work, business, proceedings, and functions of the commission, o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-102 Service - fees - depositions - examination of witnesses
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(1) The commission, each commissioner, an administrative law judge with respect to matters referred to such judge, and the director of the commission have power to issue notices, orders to satisfy or answer, summonses, subpoenas, and commissions to take the deposition of any witn…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-103 Administration of oaths - compulsion of testimony - fees
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(1) The commission, each commissioner, the director, and any administrative law judge as to matters referred to such judge have power to administer oaths, certify to all official acts, and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of records, documents, a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-104 Certified copies - evidence - orders
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(1) Copies of all official documents, commission decisions, and orders on file with the commission, or documents filed or deposited according to law in the office of the commission, certified by a commissioner or by the director under the official seal of the commission to be tru…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-105 Fees - copies of records - disposition
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(1) The commission shall charge the following fees: For copies of papers and records not required to be certified or otherwise authenticated by the commission, twenty cents for each page; for certified copies of official documents and orders filed in its office, twenty cents for …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-106 Power to inspect books and accounts
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The commission, each commissioner, and any person employed by the commission shall have the right to inspect the records and documents of any public utility; and the commission, each commissioner, or any employee authorized to administer oaths has the power to examine under oath …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-108 Complaints - service - notice of hearing
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(1) (a) Complaint may be made by the commission on its own motion or by any corporation, person, chamber of commerce, or board of trade, or by any civic, commercial, mercantile, traffic, agricultural, or manufacturing association or organization, or by any body politic or municip…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-109.5 Hearings on applications - time limits for decisions
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(1) Whenever an application of any kind is filed with the commission and is accompanied by the applicant's supporting testimony or a detailed summary of the supporting testimony, together with exhibits, if any, the commission shall issue its decision on the application no later t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-110 Complaint by utility
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Any public utility has a right to complain on any grounds upon which complaints are allowed to be filed by other parties, and the same procedure shall be adopted and followed as in other cases. Source: L. 13: p. 495, � 47. C.L. � 2956. CSA: C. 137, � 47. CRS 53: � 115-6-10. C.R.S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-113 Transcripts - record on review
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(1) In any proceeding the commission, any single commissioner, or any administrative law judge may order a transcript of all or any part of such proceeding. The cost of preparing the transcript shall be paid by the commission. If any party to any proceeding seeks to reverse, modi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-115 Review by district court - mandamus
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(1) Within thirty days after a final decision by the commission in any proceeding, any party to the proceeding before the commission may apply to the district court for a writ of certiorari or review for the purpose of having the lawfulness of the final decision inquired into and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-117 Priority on court calendar
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All actions and proceedings under this title, and all actions or proceedings to which the commission or the people of the state of Colorado may be parties, and in which any question arises under this title or under or concerning any decision of the commission, shall be preferred …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-118 Valuations - hearings - findings - review
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(1) For the purpose of ascertaining the matters and things specified in section 40-4-110, concerning the value of the property of public utilities, the commission may cause a hearing to be held at such time and place as the commission may designate. Before any hearing is had, the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-119 Excess charges - reparation - actions - limitation
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(1) When complaint has been made to the commission concerning any rate, fare, toll, rental, or charge for any product or commodity furnished or service performed by any public utility and the commission has found, after investigation, that the public utility has charged an excess…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-120 Temporary authority. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 69: p. 953, � 51. C.R.S. 1963: � 115-6-20. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1516, � 1, effective June 19. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1563, � 1, effective March 16. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 1475, � 1, effective February 26. L. 89: (3) amended, p. 1533, � 20, effective April 12. L. 93: …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-121 Computation of time
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When the day for the performance of any act under this title, the effective date of any commission decision or order, the effective date of any administrative law judge's or commissioner's recommended decision, or the day upon which any document is required to be filed with the c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-122 Ex parte communications - disclosure
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(1) Commissioners and administrative law judges shall file memoranda, in accordance with this section, of all private communications to or from interested persons concerning matters under the commissioners' or judges' jurisdiction. (2) For purposes of this section, interested per…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-123 Standards of conduct
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(1) Members and staff of the commission shall conduct themselves in such a manner as to ensure fairness in the discharge of the duties of the commission, to provide equitable treatment of the public, utilities, and other parties, to maintain public confidence in the integrity of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-6-124 Disqualification
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(1) Commissioners and presiding administrative law judges shall disqualify themselves in any proceeding in which their impartiality may reasonably be questioned, including, but not limited to, instances in which they: (a) Have a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; (b) …