After an order or decision has been made by the commission, any party to the proceedings, may within thirty days after the entry of the order or decision apply for a rehearing in respect of any matters determined in said proceedings and specified in the application for rehearing, and the commission may grant and hold such rehearing on said matters. The commission shall either grant or refuse an application for rehearing within twenty days after the application therefor is filed in the office of the commission; and a failure by the commission to act upon such application within that period shall be deemed a refusal thereof. If the application be granted, the commission's order shall be deemed vacated, and the commission shall enter a new order after the rehearing shall have been concluded.

History: Laws 1941, ch. 84, § 65; 1941 Comp., § 72-816; 1953 Comp., § 68-8-16.

Compiler's notes. — Sections 62-10-1 to 62-10-6, 62-10-8 to 62-10-14 and 62-10-16 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 6 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 Chapter 108, Section 82 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective. See Quintana v. N.M. Dep't of Corrs., 100 N.M. 224, 668 P.2d 1101 (1983). Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.

Motion for rehearing not acted upon is deemed refused. — A timely motion for rehearing, filed in accordance with this section but not acted upon by the commission within 20 days, is deemed refused. N.M. Elec. Serv. Co. v. Lea Cnty. Elec. Coop., 1966-NMSC-046, 76 N.M. 434, 415 P.2d 556, cert. denied, 385 U.S. 969, 87 S. Ct. 506, 17 L. Ed. 2d 433.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Right of public service corporation to judicial relief from contract rates which have become inadequate, 10 A.L.R. 1335.

73B C.J.S. Public Utilities § 96.