§ 23-3-304. Penalties
(a) Any person who knowingly does or causes to be done any act, matter, or thing prohibited or declared to be unlawful by this subchapter, or who knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter, or thing required by this subchapter, or knowingly causes such an omission or failure, shall be punished upon conviction […]
§ 23-3-115. Wires transmitting electricity or messages over public or private ways
Every public utility which owns, operates, manages, or controls along or across any public or private way any wires over which electricity or messages are transmitted shall construct, operate, and maintain the wires and the equipment used in connection therewith in a reasonably adequate and safe manner and so as not to unreasonably interfere with […]
§ 23-3-305. Powers of commission
The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall have power to perform any and all acts, and to prescribe, issue, make, amend, and rescind any orders or rules which it may find necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
§ 23-3-116. Power, water, gas, or electricity — Violation of municipal franchise — Penalties — Damages
(a) (1) Whenever a person, company, or corporation which has secured a franchise from any municipality in this state to furnish power, water, gas, or electricity to the municipality and to consumers thereof, fails or refuses to keep, erect, or use due diligence to maintain reasonably adequate facilities or instrumentalities to enable it to carry […]
§ 23-3-306. Procedure generally
(a) Any person who acquires five percent (5%) or more of the aggregate number of the issued and outstanding voting securities of a domestic public utility, within two (2) business days thereafter, shall deliver written notice of the acquisition to the Arkansas Public Service Commission. The following information shall be included in the notice: (1) […]
§ 23-3-117. Contracts for interruptible service with industrial users
Public utilities are authorized to contract for the sale, on an interruptible basis, of utility services at agreed prices for a definite term not to exceed twenty-five (25) years with customers whose use of the service is for manufacturing, generation, processing, preparation of products, or industrial purposes. However, the contracts shall be subject to approval […]
§ 23-3-307. Statement filed with commission — Contents — Amendments
(a) The statement to be filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission as required by § 23-3-306 shall be made under oath or affirmation and shall contain the following information: (1) The name and address of each acquiring party and all affiliates thereof, and: (A) If the acquiring party is an individual, his or her […]
§ 23-3-118. Rates, charges, or service — Investigations
(a) Whenever the commission believes that any rate or charge may be unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, that any service is inadequate, or that an investigation of any matter relating to any public utility should for any reason be made, it may on its own motion and with or without notice, make a preliminary investigation. (b) […]
§ 23-3-308. Statement filed with commission — Attachments and incorporation by reference
If any offer, request, invitation, merger, or acquisition referred to in § 23-3-306 is proposed to be made by means of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or in circumstances requiring disclosure of similar information under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, […]
§ 23-3-119. Complaints
(a) (1) Any chamber of commerce or board of trade, mercantile, agricultural, or manufacturing association, any public utility, any municipality, any customer of a public utility, any person unlawfully treated by a public utility, or any public utility unlawfully treated by a customer, may complain to the commission in writing. The complaint shall set forth […]