Title 4 — Economic Resources
115 chapters · 1,861 sections in this title.
4 CMC § 8436 Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8436. Penalties. Except where otherwise required in this Chapter, any person or entity violating or neglecting or failing in any particular way to conform to or comply with this Chapter or any lawful order of the Commission shal…
4 CMC § 8437 Perjury
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8437. Perjury. Any person who willfully and knowingly makes under oath any false statement in connection with any investigation by or proceeding before the Commission shall be guilty of perjury, and upon conviction, shall be sub…
4 CMC § 8441 Application of Interstate or Foreign Commerce
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8441. Application to Interstate or Foreign Commerce. This Chapter and every provision thereof shall apply to commerce with foreign nations or to interstate commerce except insofar as such application is not permitted under the C…
4 CMC § 8442 Rate Structure and Approval Procedures
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8442. Rate Structure and Approval Procedures. (a) A regulated entity may not charge or receive compensation for any regulated service or product other than through the rates, rents, fees and charges approved by the Commission. (…
4 CMC § 8443 Methods and Procedures for Establishing Rates, Charges and Rents
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8443. Methods and Procedures for Establishing Rates, Charges and Rents. (a) The Commission shall establish the procedures and methods to be followed in setting and approving rates, charges and rents for entities’ services. The m…
4 CMC § 8444 Procedure for Implementing or Modifying Rates, Charges or Rents
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8444. Procedure for Implementing or Modifying, Rates, Charges or Rents. The following procedures shall apply when implementing or modifying changes in rates, charges, and rents for an entity’s services unless the Commission dete…
4 CMC § 8445 Suspension of Proposed Rates, Charges or Rents
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8445. Suspension of Proposed Rates, Charges or Rents. (a) After having initiated a hearing to consider a proposed rate change and while said hearing and the decision on same are pending, the Commission may suspend the applicatio…
4 CMC § 8446 Fixing of Just and Reasonable Rates, Charges or Rents
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8446. Fixing of Just and Reasonable Rates, Charges and Rents. (a) If, as part of a complaint, or an authorization process for changing rates, charges, or rents, or under an investigation order issued by the Commission at its own…
4 CMC § 8447 Service Outages
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8447. Service Outages. The Commission may order a regulated entity to credit or rebate its customers a proportion of such customer’s basic service fee if there has been a service outage or a series of service outages and such ou…
4 CMC § 8448 Complaints to the Commission; Violations and Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8448. Complaints to the Commission; Violations and Penalties. (a) Customer complaints to the Commission regarding the operation of a regulated entity shall be filed in writing with the Commission. The Commission shall take up su…
4 CMC § 8449 Judicial Review
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8449. Judicial Review. Any person aggrieved by a final Action of the Commission may seek judicial review pursuant to 1 CMC § 9112 et seq. within thirty days of its issuance. Such review shall be limited to questions of law, the …
4 CMC § 8450 Interim Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8450. Interim Rules and Regulations. Except as provided herein, the regulations, standards, procedures, and all other such aspects related to the regulation of the functions and operations of the regulated entities that may be i…
4 CMC § 8451 Rates, Charges and Assessments
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8451. Rates, Charges and Assessments. All rates, charges, assessments, and costs made or charged by any public utility shall be just and reasonable and in conformance with public law. (a) The Commission shall regulate all rates,…
4 CMC § 8452 Divestiture of Capital
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8452. Divestiture of Capital. All public utilities shall obtain prior approval of the Commission for the significant divestiture, transference of operations, sale or lease of production or transmittal of electrical, water, or wa…
4 CMC § 8453 Expansion of Production Facilities
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8453. Expansion of Production Facilities. All public utilities must obtain prior approval of the Commission for the significant purchase of capital for the production or transmission of electricity, water, or treatment of wastew…
4 CMC § 8454 Certification of Public Utility Companies
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8454. Certification of Public Utility Companies. (a) (1) Certification Required. Any public utility company interested in providing or operating a service in the Commonwealth shall request, obtain, and maintain a valid certifica…
4 CMC § 8461 Additional Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8461. Additional Definitions. The following additional definitions apply to this Article: (a) “Federal Communications Act of 1934” means the Federal Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., as amended, which includes…
4 CMC § 8462 Transfers and Capitalization
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8462. Transfers and Capitalization. (a) Transfers. Franchises, certificates of public convenience and necessity, substantial assets as defined by regulation, and certificates of capital stock of a telecommunications company, as …
4 CMC § 8463 Compliance: Standards of Service and Facilities
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8463. Compliance: Standards of Service and Facilities. (a) General Standard. Every telecommunications company shall supply and maintain adequate and efficient telecommunications services, where economically feasible, on all Comm…
4 CMC § 8464 Insurance
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8464. Insurance. The Commission shall have the authority to require telecommunications companies to insure for such amounts and against such risks as the Commission determines to be reasonably necessary to guarantee the payment …
4 CMC § 8465 Forbearance of Rate Regulation to Facilitate Competition
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8465. Forbearance of Rate Regulation to Facilitate Competition. (a) In accordance with the provisions of this section, the Commission shall forbear regulation as to rates, tariffs, fares, or charges to facilitate competition and…
4 CMC § 8466 Duty to Interconnect
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8466. Duty to Interconnect. (a) The purpose of this section is to implement specific provisions of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law 104-104. (b) (1) Each telecommunications carrier shall perform the duties …
4 CMC § 8467 Voluntary Negotiation of Interconnection Agreements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8467. Voluntary Negotiation of Interconnection Agreements. Upon receiving a request for interconnection, services, or network elements, an incumbent local exchange carrier may negotiate and enter into a binding agreement with th…
4 CMC § 8468 Mediation of Interconnection Agreements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8468. Mediation of Interconnection Agreements. Upon the written request of any party negotiating an agreement for interconnection with another telecommunications carrier, the Commission may designate a mediator, who may be a Com…
4 CMC § 8469 Arbitration of Interconnection Issues
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8469. Arbitration of Interconnection Issues. (a) The Commission has the authority to arbitrate any open interconnection issues pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252(b), as it existed on February 8, 1996. (b) During the period from the 135…
4 CMC § 8470 Approval of Arbitration Decision
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8470. Approval of Arbitration Decision. (a) If the Commission has not approved or rejected in its entirety an agreement adopted by arbitration within thirty days of submission by the parties, the agreement is considered approved…
4 CMC § 8471 Approval of Interconnection Agreements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8471. Approval of Interconnection Agreements. (a) Within thirty days of filing of an interconnection agreement adopted by negotiation of the parties to an agreement, the Commission shall approve or reject the agreement, or the a…
4 CMC § 8472 Determination of Eligible Carrier Status — Universal Service Support
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8472. Determination of Eligible Carrier Status — Universal Service Support. (a) The Commission is authorized to designate telecommunications carriers as eligible for Federal Universal Service support, in accordance with 47 U.S.C…
4 CMC § 8473 Discounts for Schools, Libraries, Youth Learning Centers and Health Care Providers
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8473. Discounts for Schools, Libraries, Youth Learning Centers and Health Care Providers. The Commission is authorized to establish intra-Commonwealth discounts to schools, libraries, youth learning centers and health care provi…
4 CMC § 8474 Additional Duties as to Telecommunication
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8474. Additional Duties as to Telecommunication. With respect to telecommunication companies, the Commission shall: (a) Ensure that there shall be no discrimination in services (including the types, quality or pricing of service…
4 CMC § 8475 Regulations
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8475. Regulations. The Commission shall coordinate with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to adopt specific regulations for its designated telecommunication service providers to preserve and advance universal service, c…
4 CMC § 8476 Certification of Telecommunication Companies
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8476. Certification of Telecommunication Companies. (a) (1) Certification Required. Any telecommunications company interested in providing or operating a telecommunications service in the Commonwealth shall request, obtain, and …
4 CMC § 8477 Wireless Service Coverage Maps
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8477. Wireless Service Coverage Maps. (a) Establishment of Wireless Service Coverage Maps. All commercial wireless service providers are required to make available a map of the geographic area for which such provider is licensed…
4 CMC § 8478 Cellular Prepaid and MiFi Credits: 90-Day Expiration Date
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES § 8478 DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8478. Cellular Prepaid and MiFi Credits: 90-Day Expiration Date. (a) Telecommunication companies shall impose a 90-day expiration date on cellular prepaid cards and MiFi credits and allow customers to continue using the c…
4 CMC § 8481 Regulation of Cable Television
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8481. Regulation of Cable Television. The Legislature finds that currently the only means of direct public local television coverage services is through cable television. It further finds that need for adequate access to quality…
4 CMC § 8482 Rates, Charges, and Assessments
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8482. Rates, Charges, and Assessments. (a) All rates, charges, assessments, and costs made or charged by any cable television shall be just and reasonable and in conformance with federal law. (b) The Commission shall regulate ra…
4 CMC § 8483 Public, Educational, Governmental Access Channel
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8483. Public, Educational, Governmental Access Channel. Cable television companies shall be subject to Section 8426 of this Chapter; provided that cable television companies may be eligible for a discounted annual charge imposed…
4 CMC § 8484 Rule-making
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 8: UTILITIES § 8484. Rule-making. The Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. Source: PL 15-35, § 2 (8461), modified.
4 CMC § 9401 Title
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9401. Title. This chapter may be known as the Right To Work Act of 1995. Source: PL 9-48, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 9-48 took effect September 5, 1995. According to PL 9-48, § 2: Section 2. Legislative Findings; Policy. (a) The le…
4 CMC § 9402 Denial of Right to Work for Membership or Nonmembership in Labor Organization Declared to be Against Public Policy
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9402. Denial of Right to Work for Membership or Nonmembership in Labor Organization Declared to be Against Public Policy. It is hereby declared to be public policy of the Commonwealth that the right of persons to work shall not be d…
4 CMC § 9403 Certain Acts Required of Employee as Condition of Employment or Continuance of Employment Made Unlawful
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9403. Certain Acts Required of Employee as Condition of Employment or Continuance of Employment Made Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any employer: (a) To require any employee, as a condition of employment, or of continuance of em…
4 CMC § 9404 Contract Requiring or Prohibiting Labor Union Membership Void
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9404. Contract Requiring or Prohibiting Labor Union Membership Void. A contract is void if it requires that to work for an employer, employees or applicants for employment: (a) Must be or may not be members of a labor union; or (b) …
4 CMC § 9405 Agreement Between Employer and Labor Organization Denying Nonmembers Right to Work or Requiring Union Membership Unlawful
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9405. Agreement Between Employer and Labor Organization Denying Nonmembers Right to Work or Requiring Union Membership Unlawful. Any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor organization whereby persons not member…
4 CMC § 9406 Fee for Privilege to Work Prohibited
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9406. Fee for Privilege to Work Prohibited. A labor union, a labor organizer, or an officer, member, agent, or representative of a labor union may not collect, receive, or demand, directly or indirectly, a fee as a work permit or as…
4 CMC § 9407 Deduction of Labor Organization Membership Dues From Wages
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9407. Deduction of Labor Organization Membership Dues From Wages. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any employer from deducting from the wages of the employees and paying over to any labor organization, or its authorized repres…
4 CMC § 9408 Interference with Right to Work, Compelling Labor Organization Membership, Picketing and the Like Made Unlawful
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9408. Interference with Right to Work, Compelling Labor Organization Membership, Picketing and the Like Made Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person, acting alone or in concert with one or more persons: (a) By force, intimidat…
4 CMC § 9409 Labor Organization Contract Violating Right to Work Provisions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9409. Labor Organization Contract Violating Right to Work Provisions. It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to enter into or seek to effect any agreement, contract or arrangement with any employer declared to be unlawful b…
4 CMC § 9410 Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9410. Penalties. Any employer, labor organization or other person whomsoever who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, shal…
4 CMC § 9411 Remedy for Violations of Rights; Relief Which Court May Grant
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9411. Remedy for Violations of Rights; Relief Which Court May Grant. Any person whose rights are adversely affected by any contract, agreement, assemblage or other act or thing done or threatened to be done and declared to be unlawf…
4 CMC § 9412 Applicability of Right to Work Provisions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 9: LABOR § 9412. Applicability of Right to Work Provisions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any contract, otherwise lawful, in force and effect on September 5, 1995, but they shall apply to all contracts thereafter concluded …