Title 34 — Public Utilities.
37 chapters · 573 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 34-1101 Utility service and charges to be just and reasonable; certification required
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(a) Every public utility doing business within the District of Columbia is required to furnish service and facilities reasonably safe and adequate and in all respects just and reasonable. The charge made by any public utility for a facility or service furnished, rendered, or to b…
D.C. Code § 34-1102 Use of equipment of other companies; application to Commission to require such use in event of disagreement
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Every utility doing business in the District of Columbia having tracks, conduits, subways, poles, wires, switchboards, exchanges, works, or other equipment shall, for a reasonable compensation, permit the use of the same by any other public utility whenever public convenience and…
D.C. Code § 34-1103 Commission to compel compliance with laws and ordinances
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The Commission shall have power, after hearing and notice by order in writing, to require and compel every public utility to comply with the provisions of this subtitle, and with other laws of the United States applicable, and any municipal ordinance or regulation relating to sai…
D.C. Code § 34-1104 Proposed changes in law to be submitted to Commission; hearings; recommendations to Congress
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 34-1105 Commission to ascertain cost of construction, replacement value, outstanding stock; information to be printed in annual report
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The Commission shall ascertain, as soon and as nearly as practicable, the amount of money expended in the construction and equipment of every public utility, including the amount of money expended to procure any right-of-way; also the amount of money it would require to secure th…
D.C. Code § 34-1106 Property to be valued as of time of evaluation
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The Commission shall value the property of every public utility within the District of Columbia actually used and useful for the convenience of the public at the fair value thereof at the time of said valuation.
D.C. Code § 34-1107 Valuation; notice and hearing; statement of valuation to be filed
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Before final determination of such value the Commission shall, after notice of not less than 30 days to the public utility, hold a public hearing as to such valuation in the manner hereinafter provided for a hearing, which provisions, so far as applicable, shall apply to such hea…
D.C. Code § 34-1108 Revaluation
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The Commission may at any time, on its own initiative, make a revaluation of the property of any public utility.
D.C. Code § 34-1109 Uniform accounts to be rendered; separate account of other business may be required
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Every public utility shall keep and render to the Commission, in the manner and form prescribed by the Commission, uniform accounts of all business transacted. Every public utility engaged directly or indirectly in any other business than that of the conduct of a street railway, …
D.C. Code § 34-1110 Commission to prescribe forms of books and records
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The Commission shall prescribe the forms of all books, accounts, papers, and records required to be kept, and every public utility is required to keep and render its books, accounts, papers, and records accurately and faithfully in the manner and form prescribed by the Commission…
D.C. Code § 34-1111 Commission to furnish blank forms
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The Commission shall cause to be prepared suitable blanks for carrying out the purposes of this subtitle, and shall when necessary furnish such blanks to each public utility.
D.C. Code § 34-1112 Utilities to have offices in the District of Columbia; books and records to be kept in the District; records may be kept at general office of utility
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Each public utility shall have an office within the District of Columbia in which it shall keep all such books, accounts, papers, and records as shall be required by the Commission to be kept within the District of Columbia. No books, accounts, papers, or records required by the …
D.C. Code § 34-1113 Accounts to be closed annually; verified balance sheet to be filed with Commission; copy of balance sheet to Congress
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The accounts shall be closed annually on the 31st day of December, and a balance sheet of that date promptly taken therefrom. On or before the 1st day of February following such balance sheet, together with such other information as the Commission shall prescribe, verified by an …
D.C. Code § 34-1114 Examination and audit of accounts; allocation of items to accounts; authority of agents, accountants, and examiners
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The Commission shall provide for the examination and audit of all accounts, and all items shall be allocated to the accounts in the manner prescribed by the Commission. The agents, accountants, or examiners employed by the Commission shall have authority, under the direction of t…
D.C. Code § 34-1115 Depreciation account; rates of depreciation; application of depreciation fund
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Every public utility shall carry a proper and adequate depreciation account. The Commission shall ascertain and determine what are the proper and adequate rates of depreciation of the several classes of property of each public utility. These rates shall be such as will provide th…
D.C. Code § 34-1116 Commission to keep informed of new construction; construction account
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The Commission shall keep itself informed of all new construction, extensions, and additions to the property of all public utilities, and shall prescribe the necessary forms, regulations, and instructions to the officers and employees of all public utilities for the keeping of co…
D.C. Code § 34-1117 Sliding scale of rates and dividends
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Nothing in this subtitle shall be taken to prohibit a public utility, with the consent of the Commission, from providing a sliding scale of rates and dividends according to what is commonly known as the Boston sliding scale, or other financial device that may be practicable and a…
D.C. Code § 34-1118 Utilities to furnish accounts and reports; information to be included; notice of certain filings to be served on People’s Counsel; disclosure of information and documents by investigated utility
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(a) Each public utility shall furnish to the Commission in such form and at such times as the Commission shall require, such accounts, reports, and information as shall show in itemized detail; depreciation; salaries and wages; legal expenses; taxes and rentals; quantity and valu…
D.C. Code § 34-1119 Annual report of Commission
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The Commission shall publish annual reports showing its proceedings relating to all the public utilities of each kind in the District of Columbia, and such other occasional reports as it may deem advisable. The Commission shall also publish in its annual reports the value of all …
D.C. Code § 34-1120 Commission to fix adequate and serviceable standards; regulations for testing products, service, and meters
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The Commission shall ascertain and fix adequate and serviceable standards for the measurement of quality, pressure, initial voltage, or other condition pertaining to the supply of the product or service rendered by any public utility, and prescribe reasonable regulations for exam…
D.C. Code § 34-1121 Examination and test of appliances
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The Commission shall provide for the examination and testing of any and all appliances used for the measuring of any product or service of a public utility. Any consumer or user may have any such appliance tested upon payment of the fees fixed by the Commission. The Commission sh…
D.C. Code § 34-1122 Material and equipment for tests; entry on premises of utilities for purpose of tests
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The Commission may purchase such materials, apparatus, and standard measuring instruments for such examination and tests as it may deem necessary. The Commission, its agents, experts, or examiners, shall have power to enter upon any premises occupied by any public utility for the…
D.C. Code § 34-1123 Schedule of rates to be filed; existing rates to remain in force until changed
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Every public utility shall file with the Commission, within a time to be fixed by the Commission, schedules, which shall be open to public inspection, showing all rates, tolls, and charges which it has established and which are in force at the time for any service performed by it…
D.C. Code § 34-1124 Rules and regulations affecting rates to be filed
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Every public utility shall file with and as a part of such schedule all rules and regulations that in any manner affect the rates charged or to be charged for any service.
D.C. Code § 34-1125 Copy of rate schedule to be available for public inspection
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A copy of so much of said schedules as the Commission shall deem necessary for the use of the public shall be printed in plain type and kept on file in every station and office of such public utility where payments are made by the consumers or users, open to the public, in such f…
D.C. Code § 34-1126 Schedule of joint rates to be filed
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Where a schedule of joint rates or charges is, or may be, in force between 2 or more public utilities, such schedule shall in like manner be printed and filed with the Commission, and so much thereof as the Commission shall deem necessary for the use of the public shall be filed …
D.C. Code § 34-1127 Change in schedule; notice
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No change shall be made in any schedule, including schedules of joint rates, except upon 10 days notice to the Commission, and all such changes shall be plainly indicated upon existing schedules, or by filing new schedules in lieu thereof 10 days prior to the time the same are to…
D.C. Code § 34-1128 New schedules to be filed; summaries of rates to be provided upon request
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(a) Copies of all new schedules shall be filed, as hereinbefore provided, in every station and office of such public utility where payments are made by consumers or users 10 days prior to the time the same are to take effect, unless the Commission shall prescribe a less time. (b)…
D.C. Code § 34-1129 Utility not to receive greater or less compensation than fixed in schedule
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It shall be unlawful for any public utility to charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater or less compensation for any service performed by it within the District of Columbia, or for any service in connection therewith, than is specified in such printed schedules, including sc…
D.C. Code § 34-1130 Commission may prescribe changes in form of schedule
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The Commission may prescribe such changes in the form in which the schedules are issued by any public utility as may be found to be expedient.
D.C. Code § 34-1131 Information provided in association with a child support order
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A public utility shall provide to the organizational unit of the District government, or any successor organizational unit, that is responsible for administering or supervising the administration of the District’s State Plan under title IV, part D of the Social Security Act, appr…