40-281. Certificate required before construction by public service corporation; exceptions; complaint by corporation injuriously affected by construction hearing; exclusive franchise or monopoly A. A public service corporation, other than a railroad, shall not begin construction of a street railroad, a line, plant, service or system, or any extension thereof, without first having obtained from the […]
40-282. Application for certificate; hearing; application upon contemplated franchise A. If the applicant for a certificate of convenience and necessity is a corporation, a certified copy of its articles of incorporation shall be filed in the office of the commission before any certificate of convenience and necessity may issue. B. Every applicant for a certificate […]
40-283. Transmission lines; use of public streets for utility right-of-way; notice; election A. Any person engaged in transportation or transmission business within the state may construct and operate lines connecting any points within the state and connect at the state boundary with like lines, except that within the confines of municipal corporations the use and […]
40-284. Restrictions upon conduct of public service business by foreign corporations A. A foreign corporation, unless authorized to transact a public service business within this state, shall not transact within the state any public service business, nor transact within the state any public service business of a character different from that which it is authorized […]
40-285. Disposition of plant by public service corporations; acquisition of capital stock of public service corporation by other public service corporations; exemption A. A public service corporation shall not sell, lease, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of or encumber the whole or any part of its railroad, line, plant or system necessary or useful in […]
40-286. Exemption from antitrust statutes Title 44, chapter 10, article 1, does not apply to any conduct or activity of a public service corporation holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity granted pursuant to this article, which conduct or activity is approved by a statute of this state or of the United States or […]
40-287. Value of certificated area Any portion of the certificated area of a private water company which does not contain an operating distribution system owned by the private water company primarily for the distribution of domestic water is presumed to have de minimis value for the purposes of condemnation.
