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Section
58-3-5

Definitions.

Section
58-3-10

Continuation of Public Service Commission.

Section
58-3-20

Membership; election and qualifications; Review Committee; terms; vacancies.

Section
58-3-24

General Assembly members and immediate family ineligible for election to commission.

Section
58-3-25

Conflict of interest; commission members and employees.

Section
58-3-30

Oaths; Code of Judicial Conduct applicable; ethics and the Administrative Procedure Act workshop.

Section
58-3-40

Election of chairman; hearing officer.

Section
58-3-50

Administration of oaths.

Section
58-3-60

Employment of clerk, attorneys and other staff; salaries; travel authorization and approval; exception as to functions of Office of Regulatory Staff

Section
58-3-70

Compensation of commission members; limitations on other employment.

Section
58-3-90

Meetings of Commission; quorum.

Section
58-3-100

Assessment for expenses of Commission; Commission an other-funded agency.

Section
58-3-110

Advance of funds for office of Commission.

Section
58-3-130

State agencies, boards, and commissions must supply records and information to Commission.

Section
58-3-140

Powers to regulate public utilities.

Section
58-3-142

Limitation on appearance of members of General Assembly in rate-fixing proceedings.

Section
58-3-170

Commission empowered to fix agreements, contracts, and rates between common carriers and telephone and telegraph companies.

Section
58-3-180

Promulgation of regulations to effectuate Section 58-3-170.

Section
58-3-190

Reports by entities subject to commission jurisdiction; audits by Office of Regulatory Staff.

Section
58-3-200

Inspections, audits and examinations.

Section
58-3-220

Disposition of penalties and forfeitures for failure to comply with orders of commission.

Section
58-3-225

Conduct of hearings; absence of commissioner; ejection of disruptive party; contempt; withdrawal of petition.

Section
58-3-230

Unauthorized change of utility provider service; authorization; penalties; "customer" defined.

Section
58-3-240

Definitions; exemption from certain regulations for certain utility services.

Section
58-3-250

Final orders and decisions; contents; service on parties.

Section
58-3-260

Communications between commission and parties prohibited; exempt communications; disclosure of improper communications; penalties.

Section
58-3-270

Obtaining remedial relief from violation of prohibited communications; hearing before administrative law judge.

Section
58-3-280

Restriction on employment of former commissioners by public utility.

Section
58-3-310

Transportation Division Inspectors; commission and removal of inspectors.

Section
58-3-320

Bond of inspectors.

Section
58-3-330

Oath of inspectors.

Section
58-3-340

Inspectors to possess and exercise powers and authority of constables.

Section
58-3-350

Enforcement authority of inspectors.

Section
58-3-360

Inspectors to insure that violators are prosecuted.

Section
58-3-370

Arrest procedure.

Section
58-3-510

State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee established.

Section
58-3-520

Membership; election of chairman; meetings; nomination of candidates for Public Service Commission and Executive Director of Office of Regulatory Staff.

Section
58-3-530

Powers and duties.

Section
58-3-540

Expenses.

Section
58-3-550

Staffing; identification of Executive Director candidates.

Section
58-3-560

Election of commission members; screening and qualification of candidates.

Section
58-3-570

Study of other state commission structures, responsibilities; report and recommendations.

Section
58-3-580

Organization of and allocation of staff to commission or Office of Regulatory Staff.