Title 49 — Public Utilities
33 chapters · 382 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-01 Public utility to provide adequate service
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Every public utility shall furnish, provide, and maintain such service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities as shall promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons, employees, and the public, and as shall be in all respects adequate, convenient, just…
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-02 Reasonable charges for services and commodities of public utility
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All rates and charges made, demanded, or received by any public utility or by any two or more public utilities for any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished, or any service rendered or to be rendered, shall be just and reasonable. Every unjust and unreasonable rate or…
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-02.1 Customer deposits - Interest
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A public utility may require from a customer a deposit for service in accordance with commission rules. A public utility shall pay interest on all customer deposits for service held by such utility at a rate to be determined by the commission.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-03 Violation of prescribed system of accounts unlawful
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When the commission shall have prescribed the forms for accounts, records, or memoranda to be kept by any public utility for any of its business, it thereafter shall be unlawful for such public utility to keep any accounts, records, or memoranda of such business other than those …
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-04 Power of public utility to issue evidence of indebtedness
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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…
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-07 Unreasonable preferences or advantages prohibited
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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…
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-08 Certain discriminations allowed
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Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 433, § 2.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-09 Long and short hauls
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Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 433, § 2.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-10 Freight pooling
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Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 433, § 2.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-11 Free passes restricted
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 431, § 9.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-12 Free transportation authorized in certain cases
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 431, § 9.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-13 Definitions
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 431, § 9.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-14 Penalty for issuing free passes
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 431, § 9.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-15 Public utility tax report - Furnished to commission on request
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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 …
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-16 Orders from commission - Observance by public utility
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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 …
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-17 Reasonable rules and regulations by public utility
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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.
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-18 Public utility reports furnished to commission
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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…
N.D.C.C. § 49-04-20 Notification before discontinuance of utility service
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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…