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Section 39-4-22. – Penalties for violations.

§ 39-4-22. Penalties for violations. Every public utility or water supplier pursuant to chapter 15.4 of title 46 [repealed], and all officers and agents thereof, shall obey, observe, and comply with every order of the division made under the authority of chapters 1 — 5 of this title as long as the order shall be […]

Section 39-4-23. – Action in supreme court to prevent violations.

§ 39-4-23. Action in supreme court to prevent violations. Whenever the division shall be of the opinion that a public utility, subject to its supervision, is failing or omitting, or about to fail or omit, to do anything required of it by law or by order of the division, or is doing anything, is about […]

Section 39-4-24. – Actions for penalties and forfeitures.

§ 39-4-24. Actions for penalties and forfeitures. An action to recover a penalty or forfeiture under this chapter shall be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state in the name of the state, and shall be commenced and prosecuted to final judgment by the administrator. All money recovered in any action, together […]

Section 39-4-16. – Service of orders — Effective date.

§ 39-4-16. Service of orders — Effective date. The division shall cause a certified copy of all its orders to be served upon an officer or agent of the public utility affected thereby, and upon the complainant if any there be, and all orders shall of their own force take effect and become operative ten […]

Section 39-4-17. – Rescission or alteration of orders.

§ 39-4-17. Rescission or alteration of orders. The public utilities administrator may, at any time, upon notice to the public utility and after opportunity to be heard as provided in § 39-4-5, rescind, alter, or amend any order fixing any rate, toll, charge, joint rate or rates, or any other order made by the public […]

Section 39-4-18. – Review of grade crossing ordinances.

§ 39-4-18. Review of grade crossing ordinances. All orders, decisions, requests, or ordinances hereafter made by any town or city council under the provisions of §§ 39-8-2, 39-8-3, and 39-8-12, shall be subject to the supervision and control of the division as provided in this section. Upon the written complaint of any public utility, or […]

Section 39-4-21. – Privilege against self-incrimination.

§ 39-4-21. Privilege against self-incrimination. No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any books, accounts, papers, records, or documents in any investigation or inquiry by, or upon any hearing before, the division or member thereof when ordered to do so by the division or member, upon the ground that the testimony or […]

Section 39-4-7. – Hearings in locality of consumers affected.

§ 39-4-7. Hearings in locality of consumers affected. In any matter within the jurisdiction of the division of public utilities and carriers, involving water rates, charges, or accommodation of the public, or the safety or potability of drinking water, and affecting the inhabitants of any particular community in any town or city, the division, upon […]

Section 39-4-8. – Filing of contracts.

§ 39-4-8. Filing of contracts. Upon any hearing and investigation, the division may require the public utility to file with it a copy of any contract for the purchase of electricity, light, heat, or power, certified by its secretary or treasurer, which shall be open to inspection by the complainant or counsel for the complainant, […]