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Title 56 - Public Service C...
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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 56-1. Definitions
§ 56-1.1. Designation as public service corporation
§ 56-1.2. (Effective October 1, 2019) Persons, localities, and school boards not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc.
§ 56-1.2. (Effective until October 1, 2019) Persons, localities, and school boards not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc.
§ 56-1.2:1. Retail sale of electricity in connection with the provision of electric vehicle charging service
§ 56-1.3. Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service
§ 56-2. Public service corporations, etc., governed by provisions of this title
§ 56-3. Expenses prior to organization
§ 56-4. Repealed
§ 56-5. Triple damages for injury to property of public service corporation
§ 56-5.1. Repealed
§ 56-6. Remedies of persons aggrieved by public service corporation's violation of law
§ 56-7. Common law, etc., remedies not altered or abridged
§ 56-8. Repeal of charter
§ 56-8.1. Free services to members of General Assembly and others prohibited
§ 56-8.2. Appeals in rate cases
§ 56-9. Sale of public service corporation under deed of trust; how purchaser may form new corporation
§ 56-10. Effect of such sale; date for meeting of stockholders
§ 56-11. Debts and claims against corporation so sold
§ 56-12. Works and property sold under court decree subject to provisions of three preceding sections
§ 56-13. Effect of dissolution of public service corporation
§ 56-14. Streets, etc., of city or town not to be occupied without its consent; compensation
§ 56-15. Permits to place poles, wires, etc., in roads and streets in certain counties; charge therefor
§ 56-16. Wagonways to be constructed across roads, railroads, canals, and other works; enforcement
§ 56-16.1. Telephone, telegraph or electric power lines crossing railroads
§ 56-16.2. Public utility lines crossing railroads
§ 56-17. Right of one public service corporation to cross the works of another; cost
§ 56-18. Submission of plans for such crossing
§ 56-19. Contest by company whose works are crossed
§ 56-20. Payment for damage occasioned by crossing works of public service corporations
§ 56-21. When work on crossing works of public service corporation to proceed; no injunction to be awarded
§ 56-22. Change of course of railroad, etc., to avoid crossings
§ 56-23. Crossing of highway by public service corporation
§ 56-24. Effect of crossing on highway
§ 56-25. Manner of construction of crossing
§ 56-26. Cost of crossing
§ 56-27. Applications required for crossings
§ 56-28. Contest by county or Commissioner of Highways
§ 56-29. Change of course of highway to avoid crossings
§ 56-30. Payment of damages occasioned by crossing highway
§ 56-31. When work of crossing highway to proceed
§ 56-32. Limitation on crossing rights if altering, closing or obstructing highway or stream involved
§ 56-33. Duty of corporation whose wires cross other works
§ 56-34. General Assembly may require connections between public service corporations
§ 56-35. Regulation of public service companies
§ 56-36. Inspection of books and documents; special reports; rules and regulations to prevent unjust discrimination
§ 56-37. Regulation of services performed under municipal or county franchise
§ 56-38. Adjustment of claims and controversies
§ 56-39. Repealed
§ 56-40. Reduction of rates and charges
§ 56-41. Repealed
§ 56-41.1. Rates and charges for use of poles by telephone cooperatives, mutual telephone associations and small investor-owned telephone utilities
§ 56-42. Repealed
§ 56-43. Examination of public service company; notice; fines and penalties
§ 56-44. Repealed
§ 56-46.1. Commission to consider environmental, economic and improvements in service reliability factors in approving construction of electrical utility facilities; approval required for construction of certain electrical transmission lines; notice and hearings
§ 56-46.2. Construction of electrical transmission lines
§ 56-46.3. Foreign utility companies; penalties