Chapter 3 - Duties of Public Utilities

Chapter 3 - Duties of Public Utilities

Section 1 - Charges must be just; service adequate; rules reasonable.
Section 2 - Schedules of rates and classification -- Right of inspection -- Changes by commission -- Online consumer access to usage data.
Section 3 - Changes by utilities in schedules -- Notice.
Section 4 - Joint tariffs.
Section 7 - Charges not to vary from schedules -- Refunds and rebates forbidden -- Exceptions.
Section 8 - Preferences forbidden -- Power of commission to determine facts -- Applicability of section.
Section 8.5 - Rate on electricity for agricultural irrigation or drainage.
Section 9 - Sliding scale of charges -- Control by commission.
Section 10 - Interchange of business required.
Section 19 - Long and short distance service -- Through and intermediate rates.
Section 21 - Commission to be furnished information and copies of records -- Hearings before commission to be public -- Privilege.
Section 22 - Required reports.
Section 23 - Commission's orders must be obeyed.
Section 24 - Hostage situation -- Telephone communication prevention.
Section 26 - Retention of unclaimed capital credits by electric and telephone cooperatives -- Use of retained money -- Reporting requirements.
Section 27 - Public utility easement.
Section 28 - Notice required of certain public utilities before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring certain property.
Section 29 - Removal, relocation, or alteration of utility facility in public highway construction or reconstruction -- Notice -- Cooperation.
Section 30 - Electric utility service within a provider municipality -- Electrical corporation prohibited as provider -- Exceptions -- Notice and agreement -- Transfer of customer.
Section 31 - Electric utility service within a provider municipality -- Electrical corporation authorized as continuing provider for service provided on or before June 15, 2013 -- Notice of service and agreement -- Transfer of customer.
Section 32 - Public utility duties -- Procedure to transfer service to a nonutility energy supplier.
Section 33 - Eligible customer energy supply contract.

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