§ 39-3-20. Securities of foreign utilities. No foreign public utility corporation shall be required to apply to the division for authority to issue stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-20.
§ 39-3-21. Penalty for false statements. Any director, president, secretary, manager, officer, or other official of any public utility who shall knowingly make any false statement to secure the issue of any stock, bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness, or who shall, by such false statement, procure the order of the division for the […]
§ 39-3-22. Security dividends — Distribution of proceeds of securities. No public utility shall declare any stock, bond, or scrip dividend or divide the proceeds of the sale of any stock, bond, or scrip among its stockholders without the consent and permission of the division. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, […]
§ 39-3-23. Charters amended — Availability of information. The charters of all corporations subject to regulation by the division as public utilities are hereby amended to the extent necessary to comply with the provisions of §§ 39-3-15 — 39-3-22 as amended; provided, however, that all information acquired under the provisions of the sections shall be […]
§ 39-3-24. Transactions between utilities for which approval required. With the consent and approval of the division, but not otherwise: (1) Any two (2) or more public utilities doing business in the same municipality or locality within this state, or any two (2) or more public utilities whose lines intersect or parallel each other within […]
§ 39-3-25. Proceedings for approval of transactions between utilities. The proceedings for obtaining the consent and approval of the division for such authority shall be as follows: There shall be filed with the division a petition, joint or otherwise, as the case may be, signed and verified by the president and secretary of the respective […]
§ 39-3-26. Charters amended to authorize approved transactions. The charters of all corporations subject to regulation by the division are hereby amended to the extent necessary to authorize the carrying out of any agreement, merger, purchase, sale, or lease approved by the division as provided in §§ 39-3-24 and 39-3-25. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. […]
§ 39-3-27. Definitions. (a) “Affiliate” means and includes the following: (1) Every person owning or holding, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the voting capital stock of a public utility. (2) Any corporation, voluntary association, or trust, ten percent (10%) or more of the voting capital stock of which is owned or […]
§ 39-3-28. Filing of agreements with affiliates. The original or a verified copy of any contract or arrangement and of any modification thereof or a verified summary of any unwritten contract or arrangement, the consideration of which exceeds five hundred dollars ($500), hereafter entered into between a public utility and an affiliate providing for the […]
§ 39-3-29. Effect of failure to file agreements. Any contract or arrangement not filed with the division pursuant to § 39-3-28 shall be unenforceable in any court in this state, and payments thereunder may be disallowed by the division, unless the later filing thereof is approved in writing by the division. History of Section.G.L. 1923, […]
§ 39-3-3. Certificate requirement for water carriers. (a) No common carrier of persons and/or property operating upon water between termini within this state shall hereafter furnish or sell its services unless the common carrier shall first have made application to and obtained a certificate from the division certifying that public convenience and necessity required the […]
§ 39-3-3.1. Petition for certificate by water carrier — Notice of pendency. A petition in writing for the issuance of a certificate under § 39-3-3 shall first be filed with the division of public utilities and carriers by the common carrier desiring to obtain such certificate. Upon receipt of the petition, the division shall fix […]
§ 39-3-30. Investigation and order as to transaction between affiliates. The division shall have full power and authority to investigate any contract, arrangement, purchase, or sale, and if the division, after notice and hearing, shall find the contract, arrangement, purchase, or sale to be unjust or unreasonable, the division may make such reasonable order relating […]
§ 39-3-31. Court order to cease practice impairing service. If, as a result of an investigation in accordance with § 39-3-30, the division shall find that any public utility is making any payment or about to make any payment or doing or about to do any other thing that substantially threatens or impairs the ability […]
§ 39-3-32. Disallowance of payments to affiliates in rate proceedings. In any proceeding, whether upon the division’s own motion or upon complaint, involving the rates or practices of any public utility, the division may disallow the inclusion in the accounts of a public utility of any payments or compensation to an affiliate for any services […]
§ 39-3-33. Rules of division. The division shall make such reasonable rules as will aid in the administration and enforcement of chapters 1 — 5 of this title. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 64; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 60; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-33; P.L. 1996, ch. […]
§ 39-3-34. Utilities to which restrictions apply. Sections 39-3-15 — 39-3-33 shall apply only to public utilities as defined in § 39-1-2. History of Section.P.L. 1936 (s.s.), ch. 2438, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 61; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-34.
§ 39-3-35. Municipal rights and franchises subject to regulation. Every franchise granted to any public utility by any town or city and all contracts, ordinances, rules, regulations, and orders entered into or made by any town or city regulating the use and enjoyment of rights and franchises granted to any public utility or regulating, restricting, […]
§ 39-3-36. Notice of railroad hearing. On any matter pertaining to railroad clearances, or on any matter wherein the safety of railroad train personnel is concerned, the public utilities administrator shall, at least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing on the matter or matters, serve a notice of the time and place […]
§ 39-3-37. Public utilities — Informational mailings. All public utilities shall include with their mailings to customers any information relating to public utility rates and services as is required from time to time by the commission, which shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this section. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. […]
