Title 49, Public Utilities

The power of a public utility to issue stocks, bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness or to create liens upon its property situated in this state, except such as are payable within one year from date of issue, is a special privilege and shall be exercised by such utili…

A public utility may not dispose of, encumber, merge, or consolidate its franchise, works, or system necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to the public without prior commission approval. This section does not apply to: 1. Disposal or encumbrance of tangible proper…

No public utility, directly or indirectly, shall acquire the stock, membership interest, or business of any other corporation or limited liability company incorporated for or organized for or engaged in the same or a similar business or proposing to operate or operating under a f…

No public utility shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, limited liability company, or locality, or to any particular character of service in any respect whatsoever, nor subject any particular per…

Upon request of the commission, a public utility shall furnish to the commission a verified copy of the public utility's tax reports filed by it with the state tax commissioner. Such tax reports shall be admissible in evidence before the commission in any matter or proceeding or …

Every public utility shall obey and comply with each requirement of every order, decision, direction, rule, or regulation made or prescribed by the commission in any matter in any way relating to or affecting its business as a public utility, and shall do everything necessary or …

All rules and regulations made by any public utility affecting or pertaining to its rates or services to the public shall be just and reasonable.

Every public utility shall furnish annually to the commission, at such time and in such form as the commission may require, a report in which the utility shall answer specifically all questions propounded by the commission upon or concerning which the commission may desire inform…

1. When used in this section, the term "transmitting utility" means persons, corporations, limited liability companies, or other legal entities, and lessees, trustees and receivers, now or hereafter operating, maintaining, or controlling in this state equipment or facilities for …

1. A public utility shall provide notice to a customer of the utility's intention to discontinue utility service for payment delinquency in accordance with commission rules. 2. A public utility shall provide notice to a third party designated by a customer of the utility's intent…