Effective – 28 Aug 1939 386.010. Short title of law. — This chapter* shall be known as the “Public Service Commission Law”, and shall apply to the public services herein described and the commission herein created, and to the public service corporations, persons and public utilities mentioned and referred to in this chapter. ——– (RSMo […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories 386.020. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases mean: (1) “Alternative local exchange telecommunications company”, a local exchange telecommunications company certified by the commission to provide basic or nonbasic local telecommunications service or switched exchange access service, or any combination of such services, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 386.030. Chapter not applicable to interstate commerce. — Neither this chapter, nor any provision of this chapter, except when specifically so stated, shall apply to or be construed to apply to commerce with foreign nations or commerce among the several states of this union, except insofar as the same may […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 386.040. Commission established. — A “Public Service Commission” is hereby created and established, which said public service commission shall be vested with and possessed of the powers and duties in this chapter specified, and also all powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out fully and effectually all […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2003 386.050. Appointment of commissioners — qualifications — tenure. — The commission shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and one of whom shall be designated by the governor to be chair of the commission. Each commissioner, at […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 386.060. Removal of commissioners. — The governor may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, giving to him a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel, in his own defense, upon not less than […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1977 386.071. General counsel authorized, qualifications, duties. — The public service commission may appoint and fix the compensation of a general counsel to serve at the pleasure of the commission. He shall be an attorney at law and shall have resided in this state prior to his* appointment. It shall be […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 386.090. Secretary to the commission — duties. — The commission may appoint a secretary who shall serve during the pleasure of the commission. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a full and true record of all the proceedings of the commission, of all books, maps, documents […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1996 386.110. Oath of office — eligibility of commissioners and officers. — Each commissioner and each person appointed to office or employment by the governor or by the commission shall, before entering upon the duties of the commissioner’s office or employment, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to support […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 386.120. Office of commission, hours — meetings — official seal — equipment, supplies — commissioners to reside where — service upon commission, what constitutes, how made. — 1. The principal office of the commission shall be at the state capital at the city of Jefferson City. The office required by […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2005 386.125. Public service commission, rulemaking authority. — Beginning January 1, 2007, any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under authority delegated to the public service commission shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 386.130. Organization of commission — quorum — powers of a commissioner. — The commission shall promptly and duly organize. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty or for the exercise of any power of the commission, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 386.135. Independent technical staff for commission authorized, qualifications — personal advisors permitted — corresponding elimination of positions required — duties of technical staff. — 1. The commission may retain an independent technical advisory staff of up to six full-time employees. The technical advisory staff shall have expertise in […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 386.140. Chairman — his powers. — The chairman of the commission shall designate from time to time, by order entered of record, some member of the commission to act as chairman during the absence or sickness of such chairman appointed by the governor, and during such time the commissioner so […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 386.145. Records destroyed, when. — The chairman of the public service commission may destroy by burning, or otherwise dispose of as ordered by the public service commission, such records, financial statements and such public documents which shall at the time of destruction or disposal have been on file […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1984 386.150. Commissioner’s compensation — other employees’ compensation, how fixed — reimbursement of expenses, when. — The annual salary of each commissioner shall be fifty-five hundred dollars plus any salary adjustment provided pursuant to section 105.055. The salary of the secretary to the commission and the salaries of all other commission […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 386.160. Payment of salaries and expenses. — All salaries and expenses of the commission shall be audited and allowed by the commissioner of administration and paid by the state treasurer upon warrants out of the funds provided therefor. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 5591, A. 1949 H.B. 2099, A.L. 1980 H.B. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 386.170. Publications commission, powers. — The members of the public service commission are hereby made and constituted a publications commission to select and designate what findings, orders and decisions of the public service commission shall be published in a series of volumes designated “Reports of the Public Service Commission of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 386.180. Duties of publications commission. — 1. It shall be the duty of the publications commission to meet from time to time, as occasion may demand, and select from the findings, orders and decisions of the public service commission the decisions which in the judgment of the publications commission should, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1984 386.190. Member of publications commission, compensation — report to governor on certain federal actions, when — compensation for extra duties. — 1. For his services each member of the publications commission shall annually receive from the state the sum of fifty-two thousand dollars, to be paid in equal monthly installments. […]
