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Section
703.010

Definitions.

Section
703.020

Creation.

Section
703.023

Seal.

Section
703.025

Reorganization of Commission; duties of Commission relating to reorganization; Commission authorized to adopt regulations for operation and enforcement of laws; plan for reorganization.

Section
703.030

Commissioners: Appointment; terms; qualifications.

Section
703.040

Commissioners: Additional qualifications; restrictions on other employment.

Section
703.050

Commissioners: Oaths.

Section
703.060

Commissioners: Removal.

Section
703.070

Commissioners: Designation of Commissioner to serve as Chair.

Section
703.080

Commissioners: Unclassified service of State; Acting Commissioners not entitled to participate in certain programs or receive certain benefits.

Section
703.085

Commissioners: Number required to act; number required to enter final order; appointment, powers and duties, terms of service and reappointment of Acting Commissioners.

Section
703.100

Suits by and against Commission.

Section
703.110

Hearings and meetings open to public.

Section
703.120

Principal and secondary offices; filing of documents at secondary office.

Section
703.130

Personnel and consultants; Executive Director; Secretary and Assistant Secretary; hearing officers.

Section
703.140

Expenses of Commissioners and employees: Sworn statement and approval required.

Section
703.145

Expenses of investigations, inspections, audits and appearances made outside State.

Section
703.147

Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund.

Section
703.148

Expenditure of money from reserve account to provide education and informational services to public; use of independent contractor to provide such services.

Section
703.150

General duties.

Section
703.151

Duties of Commission in adopting regulations relating to provision of electric service.

Section
703.152

Legislative findings on cost of energy in Nevada; Commission authorized to represent State in matters affecting development, transmission, use or cost of energy in Nevada.

Section
703.153

Commission may agree to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations governing safety of storage facilities and interstate pipelines.

Section
703.154

Regulations to ensure safe operation and maintenance of storage facilities and intrastate pipelines; Commission has final authority to regulate such facilities and pipelines; administrative fine.

Section
703.160

Place of session or hearing.

Section
703.164

Employment of legal counsel; duties of Attorney General and district attorneys.

Section
703.168

Cooperation with federal and state agencies.

Section
703.172

Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution: Establishment; duties.

Section
703.175

Request from certain regulatory agencies to disconnect telephone number: Commission to issue order to appropriate provider of service; good faith compliance with order constitutes complete defense to action arising from termination of service.

Section
703.180

Biennial report of Commission.

Section
703.190

Records of Commission open to public inspection; exception.

Section
703.191

Duty of public utilities and certain entities to furnish information and annual reports.

Section
703.193

Annual reports, records and statements to be submitted under oath.

Section
703.195

Examination of records and other property of public utilities and certain entities; exception.

Section
703.196

Disclosure and confidentiality of records and other property of public utilities and certain entities.

Section
703.197

Fees for filing documents.

Section
703.205

Publication of pamphlets.

Section
703.301

Rights of Regulatory Operations Staff to appear and participate in contested case and to be represented by legal counsel; restrictions on certain communications between Commissioner and Regulatory Operations Staff.

Section
703.310

Complaint against public utility or alternative seller: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; notice and hearing.

Section
703.320

Notice and hearing: Duty of Commission to provide notice of certain pending matters; regulations regarding notice; hearing required in certain pending matters; power of Commission to dispense with hearing in certain pending matters.

Section
703.330

Record of hearings: Recording and transcription of testimony; costs; copies available to parties; confidentiality.

Section
703.340

Witnesses: Order of Commission for appearance; fees and mileage.

Section
703.350

Order for production of books, accounts, papers or records.

Section
703.360

Issuance of subpoena by clerk of district court for service to witness failing to appear on Commission’s order; contempt.

Section
703.370

Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Commission.

Section
703.373

Judicial review: Petition; answer; participation of Commission; scope of review; grounds for setting aside decision of Commission.

Section
703.374

Judicial review: Requirements for injunction; burden of proof; filing bond to place into effect proposed changes in schedule of rates.

Section
703.375

Judicial review: Refund of excess payment; report of refund; claims for refunds.

Section
703.376

Judicial review: Appeal to appellate court.

Section
703.377

Revocation of certificate, permit or license: Hearing; conditions; judicial review.

Section
703.380

Administrative fines.

Section
703.1545

Commission authorized to participate in federal program of safety relating to railroads.