216.10 PUBLIC ATTORNEYS REPRESENT COMMISSION. The attorney general shall be ex officio attorney for the Public Utilities Commission and shall institute and prosecute all actions which the commission shall order brought and render the commissioners all advice, counsel, and assistance necessary for the proper performance of their duties. The county attorney of any county in […]
216.13 COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS BEFORE COMMISSION. Proceedings before the commission against any such carrier or public warehouse operator shall be instituted by complaint, verified as a pleading in a civil action, stating in ordinary language the facts constituting the alleged omission or offense. The parties to such proceedings shall be termed, respectively, “complainant” and “respondent.” History: […]
216.14 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT. Upon filing such complaint, if there appear reasonable grounds for investigating such matter, the commission shall issue an order directed to and requiring such carrier or warehouse operator to grant the relief demanded or show cause by answer within 20 days from the service of such notice why such relief should […]
216.15 ANSWER AND REPLY. The respondent may file by mail, by personal delivery, or via the commission’s electronic filing system and serve upon the complainant, within 20 days after service of the order, an answer alleging that it has already granted the relief demanded or setting up any matter of defense. If the answer alleges […]
216.16 HEARINGS BEFORE COMMISSION. If the matter be not adjusted to the satisfaction of the commission, it shall set a time and place of hearing, and give at least ten days’ notice thereof to each party. The parties may appear either in person or by attorney. The commission shall hear evidence and otherwise investigate the […]
216.161 CONTESTED CASES; NOTICE. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law the commission in any contested case shall give reasonable notice to representatives of associations or other interested groups or persons who have registered their names with the secretary of the commission for that purpose, to all parties and to cities and municipalities which the […]
216.17 NOTICES AND ORDERS; FILINGS; SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Commission notices and orders; signature. All notices and orders in proceedings before the commission must be signed by the secretary. Electronic signature by the secretary is permitted. Subd. 2. Service of notice, order, or other document from commission. Service of all notices, orders, and other documents by […]
216.18 POWER TO SUBPOENA WITNESSES AND DOCUMENTS. The commission in any hearing or investigation may require the attendance of witnesses and the production of any books, documents, and records. Witnesses must receive the same fees and mileage as in civil actions. Disobedience of any subpoena in such proceeding or contumacy of a witness may, upon […]
216.25 APPEALS. Any party to a contested case before the commission may appeal from the decision and order of the commission in accordance with chapter 14. History: (4651) RL s 1972; 1907 c 167 s 2; 1961 c 393 s 1; 1969 c 646 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1976 c 239 s […]
216.26 DISMISSAL IN CERTAIN CASES; PROCEDURE. When in any proceedings pending before it relating to or involving the reasonableness of rates, fares, charges, or classifications, the commission shall decide that it has not jurisdiction for the reason that the traffic covered by such rates, fares, charges, and classifications is interstate commerce, it shall make an […]
216.27 FILING APPEAL PAPERS; EFFECT. When an appeal is taken, the commission shall file with the clerk of the appellate courts the documents described by the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. The court of appeals shall have full jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter appealed. The proceeding shall be governed by the Rules of […]
