37-6-103. Securities which may be issued without approval; not to be refunded by stock without approval; securities exempted from chapter.
(a) Such public utility may issue such securities other than stock or stock certificates, payable at periods of not more than eighteen (18) months after date of issuance of the same, and secured or unsecured, without application to or order of the commission, but no such securities so issued shall in whole or in part be refunded by any issue of stocks, stock certificates or other securities having a maturity of more than eighteen (18) months, except on application to and approval of the commission.
(b) The commission may from time to time by order or rule, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed therein, exempt any security or any class of securities for which an application is required under this chapter or any public utility or class of public utility from the provisions of this chapter if it finds that the application thereof to such security, class of securities, public utility or class of public utility is not required by the public interest.